SOLUTION: If the square of 2 more than a number is the same as 10 more than 9 times the number, what is the answer

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Question 394450: If the square of 2 more than a number is the same as 10 more than 9 times the number, what is the answer
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If the square of 2 more than a number is the same as 10 more than 9 times the number, what is the answer
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(x+2)^2 = 9x + 10
FOIL(x+2)(x+2)
x^2 + 4x + 4 = 9x + 10
Combine like terms on the left
x^2 + 4x - 9x + 4 - 10 = 0
x^2 - 5x - 6 = 0
Factors to
(x+1)(x-6) = 0
Two solutions
x = -1
x = 6
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Check solutions in original equation
x=6
(6+2)^2 = 9(6) + 10
64 = 54 + 10
and x=-1
(-1+2)^2 = 9(-1) + 10
1 = -9 + 10