SOLUTION: five times an integer plus three times the square of the integer is twenty two. Find the integer

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Question 692355: five times an integer plus three times the square of the integer is twenty two. Find the integer
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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5x + 3x^2 = 22
3x^2 + 5x - 22 = 0
(3x + 11)(x - 2) = 0
x = -11/3, x = 2

x is an integer ---> x = 2