Sarah_Marie
Oct 13, 2010, 08:03 AM
How would I calculate this question?
Unknown008
Oct 13, 2010, 08:26 AM
Is that the original question? Because I can't make head or tail of it... :confused:
olderexgeek
Oct 13, 2010, 03:02 PM
the sum is equal to 2x + 261 is one possible guess as to what you're asking
261 = 3X squared or X squared = 261... then the equation might be 2x + 3(261) or it might be 261 is the square root of x
all yield different results
Unknown008
Oct 13, 2010, 09:43 PM
Could it be:
Sum of twice a number, added to thrice its square yielding 261?
If so, we can let the number be y.
Then, twice that number becomes 2y, thrice it's square becomes 3y^2.
Or,
2y + 3y^2 = 261
3y^2 + 2y - 261 = 0
Solve the quadratic to get the two possible values of the number.