SOLUTION: when the sum of 8 and 18 times a positive number is subtracted from the square of the number, zero results Is this how I would set it up? w^2-8w+18=0

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Question 585512: when the sum of 8 and 18 times a positive number is subtracted from the square of the number, zero results
Is this how I would set it up?
w^2-8w+18=0

Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Not quite!
If w = the number, then:
w%5E2-%288w%2B8%29+=+0 Simplify.
w%5E2-8w-8+=+0