Advanced MathEasyPositive number whose square is 9 less than 90
Advanced Math practice question
A positive number, when squared, is 9 less than 90. What is the number?
Answer: 9
x² = 81, so x = 9.
Common wrong answers
- If you answered 81
- 81 is the square.
- If you answered 99
- 99 adds 9 instead of subtracting.
- If you answered -9
- −9 is ruled out because the number is positive.
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