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Nathanial is using the quadratic formula to solve 0=x^2+5x-6. His steps are shown below. What are the solutions to the equation?

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1 answer:

ollegr [7]3 years ago

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Answer:

x=1, x=-6

Step-by-step explanation:

x^2+5x-6=0 can be reduced to (x+6)(x-1)=0

we now have x+6=0 and x-1=0

solve by subtracting 6 from each side in the first equation and adding 1 to each side in the second.

x=1, x=-6

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