12
a number can only be square if it has a square root.
The idea is to take half the linear part (12, in this case), then square it. The constant part must be equal to this result.
Half of a number is the result of dividing the number by 2. In this case, half of 31 is 31 divided by 2, which equals 15.5.
-1/6 since the number is smaller than what is being subtracted the answer will be negative to get it you simply subtract the smaller number from the bigger and add the negative sign
Expressing any number to the power of a half is the same as giving the square root of the number. In this instance 41/2 = sqrt(4) = 2.
1 subtracted by 3 and one half = -2
Brahmagupta gave the solution of the general linear equation in chapter eighteen of Brahmasphutasiddhanta,18.43 The difference between rupas, when inverted and divided by the difference of the unknowns, is the unknown in the equation. The rupas are [subtracted on the side] below that from which the square and the unknown are to be subtracted.[4]Which is a solution equivalent to , where rupasrepresents constants. He further gave two equivalent solutions to the general quadratic equation,18.44. Diminish by the middle [number] the square-root of the rupas multiplied by four times the square and increased by the square of the middle [number]; divide the remainder by twice the square. [The result is] the middle [number].18.45. Whatever is the square-root of the rupasmultiplied by the square [and] increased by the square of half the unknown, diminish that by half the unknown [and] divide [the remainder] by its square. [The result is] the unknown.[4]Which are, respectively, solutions equivalent to,andHe went on to solve systems of simultaneous indeterminate equations stating that the desired variable must first be isolated, and then the equation must be divided by the desired variable's coefficient
Treat it as a square and half the result.
a number can only be square if it has a square root.
half the result
2.5
The idea is to take half the linear part (12, in this case), then square it. The constant part must be equal to this result.
Since the first coefficient is already equal to 1, just take half the second coefficient (half of 14), then square the result. This must be the constant term on the left side.
The wording is ambiguous. If the questions means, "From what number can you subtract one-half to get a result of zero?" then the answer is one-half. (1/2) - (1/2) = 0 If the question means, "From what number can you subtract half of the number to get a result of zero?" then the answer is zero. 0 - (1/2)0 = 0
if it doesnt have to be a whole number then half. if it does,... i dont know
Half of a number is the result of dividing the number by 2. In this case, half of 31 is 31 divided by 2, which equals 15.5.
...but if you multiply a whole number by a half the result decreases. Half of anything is less than that thing!