SOLUTION: Suppose ( x + a )( x + b )= x^2 + ( b - 6)x + 180. Find the values of a and b I have been working on this problem for the last 1 and a half hrs. It is so confusing! Please help

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Question 194042: Suppose ( x + a )( x + b )= x^2 + ( b - 6)x + 180. Find the values of a and b
I have been working on this problem for the last 1 and a half hrs. It is so confusing! Please help me out with it!
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Using FOIL we know that:



From which we can see that:



and



So,



and




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