SOLUTION: Please help: Solve for (x) (x-1) (x-3)=-4

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Question 306197: Please help:
Solve for (x)
(x-1) (x-3)=-4

Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, dabanfield:
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Expand the left hand side using FOIL method.



USe the quadratic formula,





where

Answer by dabanfield(803)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(x-1) (x-3)=-4
x^2 - 4x + 3 = -4
x^2 - 4x + 7 = 0
This is a quadratic equation with a = 1, b = -4 and c = 7. Use the quadratic formula to find the solutions.

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