SOLUTION: solve: x(x-8)= -15

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Question 439605: solve: x(x-8)= -15
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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x(x-8)= -15
x^2-8x = -15
x^2-8x+15=0
factoring the left:
(x-3)(x-5) = 0
x = {3,5}