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The age of father is equal to the square of the age of his son. The sum of the age of the father and five times the age of the son is 66 years. Find their ages

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Let the age of the son be x years. Then, age of father = x2 years 

Given, x2 + 5x = 66

Neglecting –ve value, Son's age = 6 years, Father's age = 36 years.

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