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The sum of a number and its square is 156. What is the positive number?

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Correct answer: 12

The governing concept is converting a verbal condition into a quadratic equation. Let the number be x. “The number plus its square is 156” gives x + x² = 156, or x² + x − 156 = 0. Factoring produces (x + 13)(x − 12) = 0, so the possible roots are x = −13 and x = 12. The question specifically asks for the positive number, so x = 12 must be selected. Verification is immediate: 12 + 12² = 12 + 144 = 156. Thus option C is correct. The value 13 is only the absolute value of the negative root and is not itself a solution; indeed 13 + 13² = 182. The values 10 and 11 also fail the stated equation.

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Quadratic EquationsNumber And SquareWord ApplicationsWord Problems And ApplicationsMathematicsClass 10 Mcq

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