SOLUTION: solve by factoring: {{{x^2-13x=(-36)}}}

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Question 41152: solve by factoring: x%5E2-13x=%28-36%29
Answer by zeynep(43) About Me  (Show Source):
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x^2 – 13x = (-36)
x^2 – 13x + 36 = 0
( x – 4 ) ( x – 9 ) = 0
x – 4 = 0
x = 4
And
x – 9 = 0
x = 9
so 4 and 9 are the solutions of this quadratic equation.