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12-80.

If a tile pattern can be described by the equation , where represents the figure number and represents the number of tiles, find each of the following.  

  1. The number of tiles in Figure 211.

    Substitute into the equation for .

  2. The number of the figure that contains tiles.

    Substitute into the equation for .

    Set the equation equal to zero.

    Factor the expression.

    or

    The figure number cannot be negative.

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