SOLUTION: find the value of x if p+1=0 and x^2+px-6=0

SOLUTION: find the value of x if p+1=0 and x^2+px-6=0

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Question 464480: find the value of x if p+1=0 and x^2+px-6=0
Answer by jjordan95(63) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
---> Solve for p
Substitute p into equation
factor
solve for x
or
solve for x
-
x can be either -2 or 3, both of them are possible solutions.
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