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  • 04-01-2017
  • Mathematics
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The ages of max and his father add up to 35 years. Max's father's age is the same as five more than the square of max's age

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  • 04-01-2017
m+f=35
f=5+m^2
sub 5+m^2 for f
m+5+m^2=35
m^2+m+5=35
minus 35 both sides
m^2+m-30=0
factor
what 2 numbers mulitply to get -30 and add to get 1
-5 and 6
(m-5)(m+6)=0
set to zto
m-5=0
m=5

m+6=0
m=-6
age can't be negative

max is 5
father is 30
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