SOLUTION: Solve the following equation by using FOIL: x^2-6x-17=0

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Question 553569: Solve the following equation by using FOIL:
x^2-6x-17=0

Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You can't solve by FOIL because the trinomial does NOT factor!! You must have miscopied the problem.