Question

if 4 is subtracted form the half of the square of a natural number, the result is 14, find the numbers​

Answer 1

`Suppose~that~the~natural~number~is~x.\\According~to~question,\\(x^2)/(2)-4=14\\or, (x^2)/(2)=18\\or, x^2=36\\or, x=+6~or~-6\\x~cannot~be~equal~to~-6~since~it~is~a~natural~number.\\So,~the~required~number~is~6.`