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The square of a number is 18 more than 7 times the number. What is the positive number?

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Correct answer: 9

Translate the wording carefully: the square of the number is 18 more than seven times the number, so x² = 7x + 18. Moving all terms to one side gives x² − 7x − 18 = 0. This factors as (x − 9)(x + 2) = 0, producing x = 9 or x = −2. The question specifically asks for the positive number, so x = 9 and option B is correct. Verification is direct: 9² = 81, while 7 × 9 + 18 = 63 + 18 = 81. The negative root −2 also satisfies the equation algebraically, since (−2)² = 4 and 7(−2) + 18 = 4, but it must be rejected because the required answer is positive. The phrase “18 more than” means add 18, not subtract it.

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Quadratic-EquationsNumber-ProblemPositive-RootWord Problems And ApplicationsQuadratic EquationsMathematicsClass 10 Mcq

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