Answer:
1. Subtract 18 from both sides to get the equation set to 0:
x2 + 7x - 18 = 0
Now factor. Given the negative sign in front of the 18, you will have (x + ) (x - ) as your factors, with the larger one being positive. Now, which factors of 18 can be combined to get a result of 7? I'll leave that for you.
2- 2.3 Solve : p-7 = 0
Add 7 to both sides of the equation :
p = 7
3-Final result :
(m - 1) • (m - 8)
4-Step by step solution :
STEP
1
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Trying to factor by splitting the middle term
1.1 Factoring x2-16x+63
The first term is, x2 its coefficient is 1 .
The middle term is, -16x its coefficient is -16 .
The last term, "the constant", is +63
Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant 1 • 63 = 63
Step-2 : Find two factors of 63 whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is -16 .
-63 + -1 = -64
-21 + -3 = -24
-9 + -7 = -16 That's it
Step-3 : Rewrite the polynomial splitting the middle term using the two factors found in step 2 above, -9 and -7
x2 - 9x - 7x - 63
