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Question 393213: how do you translate and solve this equation: If you subtract a number from four times its square, the result is three.
thank you :) Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = the unknown number
It's square is
given:
Using quadratic formula:
and, also:
The answer has to be 1, since -3/4 is not a whole number
