If the sum of a number and its square is 182, what is the number? · ABC26GN1667

Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Problems on Numbers

If the sum of a number and its square is 182, what is the number?

(a)15

(b)26

(c)28

(d)91

(e)None of these

Answer

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Explanation

Let the number be $x$. Then, $x+x^{2}=182 \Leftrightarrow x^{2}+x-182=0$ $$\Leftrightarrow(x+14)(x-13)=0 \Leftrightarrow x=13 .$$

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