1 year ago A man was 8 times as old as his son at present his age is equal to the square of his son's age in years find their present age
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his present age will be 49 years
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Let the present age of son be x
So age of father=x^2
1 year ago their ages are x-1 and x^2-1 respectively
By the condition given in your question
x^2-1=8 (x-1)
x^2-1=8x-8
x^2-8x+7=0
x^2-x-7x+7=0
x (x-1)-7 (x-1)=0
(x-1)(x-7)=0
x=1. or. x=7
x=1 is not possible
So present age of son is 7 years
and age of father is 49 years
So age of father=x^2
1 year ago their ages are x-1 and x^2-1 respectively
By the condition given in your question
x^2-1=8 (x-1)
x^2-1=8x-8
x^2-8x+7=0
x^2-x-7x+7=0
x (x-1)-7 (x-1)=0
(x-1)(x-7)=0
x=1. or. x=7
x=1 is not possible
So present age of son is 7 years
and age of father is 49 years
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