A square of an integer is the integer. Find the integer.

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  1. math_celebrity

    math_celebrity Administrator Staff Member

    A square of an integer is the integer. Find the integer.

    Let the integer be n. The square means we raise n to the power of 2, so we have:
    n^2 = n

    Subtract n from each side:
    n^2 - n = n - n
    n^2 - n = 0

    Factoring this, we get:
    n(n - 1) = 0

    So n is either 0 or 1.
     

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