SOLUTION: Nine times a certain integer is 18 less than square of the integer. find the integer.

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Question 748294: Nine times a certain integer is 18 less than square of the integer. find the integer.
Answer by timvanswearingen(106) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x represent the number. Then:
9x=x%5E2-18
x%5E2-9x-18=0
This does not have integer roots. The problem has no solution.