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Algebra.Com's Answer #696616 by Theo(13342) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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x^2 - 4x = 5
\n" ); document.write( "subtract 5 from both sides to get:
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 - 4x - 5 = 0
\n" ); document.write( "factor to get (x-5) * (x+1) = 0
\n" ); document.write( "solve for x to get x = 5 or x = -1
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