One of the solutions to x² - 2x - 15 = 0 is x = -3. What is the other solution?

Mathematics

1 answer:

worty [1.4K]1 year ago

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Answer:

x= 5

Step-by-step explanation:

factorised the equation is (x-5) (x+3)

x=5 x=-3

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