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Can someone explain how these equal 5 and -5 please

1 answer:

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I'm not sure how you obtained -5 as your answer but this is the mathematical explanation. hope this helps!
${x}^{2} + 3x = 40 \\ {x}^{2} + 3x - 40 = 0 \\(x + 8)(x - 5) = 0 \\ x = - 8 \\ x = 5$

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