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 [B]0 or 1[/B].

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The product of two positive numbers is 96. Determine the two numbers if one is 4 more than the other. Let the 2 numbers be x and y. We have: [LIST=1] [*]xy = 96 [*]x = y - 4 [/LIST] [U]Substitute (2) into (1)[/U] (y - 4)y = 96 y^2 - 4y = 96 [U]Subtract 96 from both sides:[/U] y^2 - 4y - 96 = 0 [U]Factoring using our quadratic calculator, we get:[/U] (y - 12)(y + 8) So y = 12 and y = -8. Since the problem states positive numbers, we use [B]y = 12[/B]. Substituting y = 12 into (2), we get: x = 12 - 4 [B]x = 8[/B] [B]We have (x, y) = (8, 12)[/B]