Algebra: Linear and Quadratic Patterns in Word Problems

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For digit problems, express two-digit numbers as 10t + u to avoid ambiguous algebra.

Check extraneous roots when squaring both sides or when context requires positive integers only.

Substitute answers back into the shortest sentence of the problem for a fast sanity check.

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