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There is a square of a particular number which when doubled, becomes 7 more than its quarter. Can you find the number?

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There is a square of a particular number which when doubled, becomes 7 more than its quarter. Can you find the number?
posted Mar 11, 2015 by Anuradha Tabyal

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The number is 2
Suppose the number is x.
From the given statement , 2X^2 - 7 = X^2 /4
That solves to 8x^2 - 28 = X^2 ==> X^2 = 4

So X = + /- 2

answer Mar 14, 2015 by Muthulakshmi K
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