Question

Eight times the square of a positive integer divided by two equals 144 minus 36 times the positive integer. Find the unknown positive integer.

Answer 1

i assume this is what you meant...
8
`y^(2)` /2 = 144- 36y
**multiply 2 to both sides
**get all terms to one side
0= 8
`y^(2)` + 72y -288
time to factor
8(y+12)(y-3)
y+ 12 =0 --> y= -12
y - 3 =0 --> y= 3

Answer 2

3

Explanation:

i did it on usatestprep and it said that was the answer