#8
24 • 24= 576 and 25 • 25= 625
76 • 76= 5,776 and 77 • 77= 5, 929
242 • 242= 58, 564 and 243 • 243= 59, 049√
766 • 766= 586, 756 and 767 • 767=588, 298
( by the way,
I'm squaring it because it's a square.)
#9
3x -5≥ 5x-25
-3x. -3x
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---> -5 ≥2x -25
+25. +25
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---->20≥2x
20/2 ≥ 2x/2
----->10≥x, the greatest 'x' can be is 10.