two years ago my age
was 4 and a half time the age of my son. six years ago, my age was twice the square is the age of my son. what is the present age of my son
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Let the present age be x
Let the sons age be y
X-2=(y-4)2
x-2=2y-8
X=2y-6
X-6=(y-6)^2 *2
2y-6-6=(y^2+36-12y)2
2(y-6)=(y^2+36–12y)2
y+12y-6-36=y^2
13y-42=y^2
y^2-13y+42=0
Let the sons age be y
X-2=(y-4)2
x-2=2y-8
X=2y-6
X-6=(y-6)^2 *2
2y-6-6=(y^2+36-12y)2
2(y-6)=(y^2+36–12y)2
y+12y-6-36=y^2
13y-42=y^2
y^2-13y+42=0
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