document.write( "Question 323722: 60=(x+7)x \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #231657 by unlockmath(1688) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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\n" ); document.write( "This 60=(x+7)x can be rewritten as:
\n" ); document.write( "60=x^2+7x
\n" ); document.write( "Now subtract 60 from both sides to get:
\n" ); document.write( "x^2+7x-60=0
\n" ); document.write( "Now factor:
\n" ); document.write( "(x-5)(x+12)=0
\n" ); document.write( "Now we can solve for x:
\n" ); document.write( "x=5
\n" ); document.write( "x=-12
\n" ); document.write( "Make sense?
\n" ); document.write( "RJ \n" ); document.write( "

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