1- when a number is squared, result is five times the original number. find the number I did x^2=5x moved the 5x then x^2-5x =0 then?
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x = 5
let the number be x
"when a number is squared, result is five times the original number"
----> x^2 = 5x
x^2 - 5x = 0
x(x-5) = 0
so the number is 0 or the number is 5
"when a number is squared, result is five times the original number"
----> x^2 = 5x
x^2 - 5x = 0
x(x-5) = 0
so the number is 0 or the number is 5
2 answers