Hello!
When solving a quadratic equation, we should begin by confirming that the right side is equal to 0. The equation above, however, contains a 2 on the right side.
Therefore, the most logical first step would be to subtract 2 from both sides, leaving the ride side equal to 0.
I hope this helps!
Where/what slopes are I talking about?
If - 1 is a zero then

is a factor.
Dividing with this factor using the long division approach, we get the quadratic factor to be,

(see attachment).
We can rewrite the polynomial as

We can further factor as

That is
Answer:
x=9.64385618
Step-by-step explanation:
I used an app to solve it