Within 11year peter age will be half of the square of the age he was 13year ago find his current age and form quadratic equation
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4 stepsDefine the variable and set up the equation.
Let Peter's current age be years.
Age in 11 years: .
Age 13 years ago: .
According to the problem, Peter's age in 11 years will be half of the square of his age 13 years ago:Form the quadratic equation.
Multiply both sides by 2:
Expand both sides:
Move all terms to one side to form a standard quadratic equation :
The quadratic equation is .
Solve the quadratic equation for .
We can factor the quadratic equation . We need two numbers that multiply to 147 and add to -28. These numbers are -7 and -21.
This gives two possible values for :
Check the validity of the solutions.
If , Peter's age 13 years ago would be . Age cannot be negative, so is not a valid solution.
If :
Age in 11 years: .
Age 13 years ago: .
Half of the square of the age 13 years ago: .
This matches the condition.Peter's current age is .
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