SOLUTION: One less than the square of a number is 143. Find all such numbers.

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Question 500978: One less than the square of a number is 143. Find all such numbers.
Answer by Flannery(124) About Me  (Show Source):
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12 and -12 squared are both 144
144-1 is 143