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​​​​27yrs hence sanjay's age will be square of what it was 29yrs ago find his present age

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Let the present age of Sanjay be x
Given:
x+27=(x-29)^2
=>x^2-59x+814=0
814=22*37
bySplitting the middle term,
we get:(x-22)(x-37)=0
=>x=22,37
But 22 cannot be a solution because he will not be present before 29 years.
=>His Current age is 37

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