The square of a certain negative number is equal to five more than one-half of that number. What is the number?

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Algreat answered Nov 6, 2018

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x^2 = 5 + (1/2)x

x^2 - 0.5x - 5 = 0

x = 5/2 (Refused)

x = -2 (accepted)

Redshift answered Nov 11, 2018

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