The square of a number is equal to 10 less than 7 times that number. What are the two possible solutions?

Theillien asked Sep 18, 2022

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Theillien asked Sep 18, 2022

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Answer:

x = 5, 2

Explanation:

x^2 = 7x - 10

x^2 -7x + 10 = 0

(x - 2)(x - 5) = 0

x = 5, 2

Neeraj Joshi answered Sep 24, 2022

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