The difference of the square of y and twelve is the same as the product of five and x. How do I translate this into an equation?

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Kaydence Hatfield

Mathematics

5 February, 15:54

The difference of the square of y and twelve is the same as the product of five and x. How do I translate this into an equation?

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Mckenzie Burnett · Answer 1

The square of 'y' is y².

The difference of that and 12 is (y² - 12).

The product of 5 and 'x' is 5x.

If those two quantities are the same,

then you can write

y² - 12 = 5x.