Solving using factorization method, the unknown number is either -3 or 2.
What is a square of a number?
The square of a number is the product win a number is multiplied by itself.
Let the unknown number be a.
Square of a = a × a
The number is added to its square:
[tex]a + a^{2}= 6[/tex]
[tex]a^{2} \: + a - 6 = 0[/tex]
solving by factorization:
a = -3 or 2
Therefore, the unknown number is either -3 or 2.
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