SOLUTION: Please help! I am really stuck q^2+6q-7=0

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Question 181006: Please help! I am really stuck
q^2+6q-7=0
Answer by Alan3354(21583) About Me  (Show Source):
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q^2+6q-7=0
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That can be factored.
(q+7)*(q-1) = 0
If the product is zero, one of the binomials must be zero.
q+7 = 0
q = -7
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q-1 = 0
q = 1