document.write( "Question 595513: i would like to know the steps to solve the equation x(x-1)=6 i know the answer is supposed to be (-2,3) but I don't know the steps to solve it \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #377171 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\"x%28x-1%29=6\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2-x=6\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2-x-6=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now use the quadratic formula to solve for x.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-b%2B-sqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29%29%2F%282a%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-%28-1%29%2B-sqrt%28%28-1%29%5E2-4%281%29%28-6%29%29%29%2F%282%281%29%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%281%2B-sqrt%281-%28-24%29%29%29%2F%282%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%281%2B-sqrt%2825%29%29%2F2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%281%2Bsqrt%2825%29%29%2F2\" or \"x+=+%281-sqrt%2825%29%29%2F2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%281%2B5%29%2F2\" or \"x+=+%281-5%29%2F2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+6%2F2\" or \"x+=+-4%2F2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+3\" or \"x+=+-2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the solutions are \"x+=+3\" or \"x+=+-2\"
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