SOLUTION: x squared minus 5x-14=0

Question 314577: x squared minus 5x-14=0
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x^2 -5x - 14 = 0

You have to solve by factoring. Ask yourself, what two numbers multiply to -14 and have a difference of -5? The answer is -7 and 2.

x^2 -5x - 14 = 0
(x-7)(x+2)=0

So either x-7=0, which means x=7, or x+2=0, which means that x=-2.

x=7, x=-2
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