Question

The square of a number exceeds that number by 12. What are the two possible solutions?
3 or -4
3 or 4
-3 or 4

Answer 1

i THINK its -3 or 4
:)

Answer 2

Thanks do you know what the equation is to get the solution?

Answer 3

u have to solve x+12=x^2 to get the answer :)

Answer 4

Thanks!

Answer 5

ure welcome! :)

Answer 6

Just to be sure you did not stray off track. Hally was correct in her equation\[x ^{2}=x+12\]\[x ^{2}-x-12=0\]Factors to (x-4)(x+3)=0
x=4
x=-3 check them 4 squared is 16 which is 12 more than 4 good answer.
-3 squared is 9 which is 12 more than -3 good answer
Good work Hally you deserve a medal.

Answer 7

Thanks also