Answer:
The solutions are
and 
Step-by-step explanation:
we have

Divide by
both sides
------> 
we know that
The formula to solve a quadratic equation of the form
is equal to

in this problem we have

so

substitute






Answer:
a=19
Step-by-step explanation:
First we have to distribute the parenthesis; multiply (a+5) by 1/3
8=1/3*a+1/3*5
Now we just solve the equation regularly
8=1/3a+5/3
8-5/3=1/3a
6 1/3=1/3a
a=19
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
x² + 9x+8 = (x+1)(x+8)