Question

The square of a number is 3 less than four times the number. which values could be the number?​

Answer 1

Answer:

let the number be x.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the above given question,

x² = 4x-3

or, x² - 4x +3 = 0

or, x² - 3x- x +3 = 0

or, x(x-3) - 1(x-3) = 0

or, (x-3)(x-1) = 0

Either,

(x-3) = 0

or, x = 3

Or,

( x-1 ) = 0

or, x = 1

the number could be 3 or 1

Answer 2

Answer:

x could be 3 or 1

Step-by-step explanation:

x²+3=4x

x²-4x+3=0

(x-3)(x-1)

x could be 3 or 1