You can put this solution on YOUR website! Solve the following equation by using FOIL:
x^2-6x-17 = 0
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You cannot factor this by using inverse-Foil
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FOIL itself is used to find products, not factors.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
You can put this solution on YOUR website! This is called a Quadratic Equation, since it has an x^2 term. Since it's already equal to zero, in order to the next step is to FACTOR the trinomial. The trouble is, it doesn't factor. Are you sure you didn't copy the problem wrong?
x^2 - 6x - 17 = 0
(x- )(x+ ) = 0
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