x = your number
The square of the number is 3 more than half the number mean:
x² = x / 2 + 3
Subtract x / 2 + 3 to both sides
x² - ( x / 2 + 3 ) = x / 2 + 3 - ( x / 2 + 3 )
x² - x / 2 - 3 = 0
Try to solve this equation.
The solutions are:
x = - 3 / 2 and x = 2
The square of the number is 3 more than half the number,find the possible values of the number
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