SOLUTION: 7 times the square of the difference between a number and 5 is -252. Find the number(s).

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Question 521798: 7 times the square of the difference between a number and 5 is -252. Find the number(s).
Answer by umnikmo(75) About Me  (Show Source):
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Here i assume the difference is 252, not -252 as with -252 there are no real solutions.
7*(x-5)^2=252
(x-5)^2=36
x-5=6 or x-5=-6
x1=11
x2=-1
let me know If it actually has to be -252.
Mo