SOLUTION: if three times the square of a negative number is added to the product of 25 and the number, the result is 18. Find the number
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Question 862381: if three times the square of a negative number is added to the product of 25 and the number, the result is 18. Find the number
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Let represent the value of the negative number that you seek. That number squared is , and three times that is . The product of 25 and the number is . Adding these two terms the result is 18:
Standard form
Solve the quadratic (it factors or you can use the quadratic formula). Choose the negative root because you are given that the original number was negative.
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My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
