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When 25 is subtracted from the square of a number, the result is 119. What is the positive number?

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Correct answer: 12

Let the number be x. “25 is subtracted from the square” translates to x² − 25 = 119. Adding 25 to both sides gives x² = 144. Since 144 = 12², x can be 12 or −12, but the question asks for the positive number. Therefore x = 12, so option B is correct. A quick check confirms the result: 12² − 25 = 144 − 25 = 119. Option A gives 100 − 25 = 75, option C gives 196 − 25 = 171, and option D gives 256 − 25 = 231. The important governing concept is careful translation of subtraction in a word problem, followed by taking the appropriate square-root value rather than automatically accepting both signs.

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Quadratic EquationsWord ProblemsPositive RootsWord Problems And ApplicationsMathematicsClass 10 Mcq

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