SOLUTION: x2 + 5x - 6 = 0

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Question 86632: x2 + 5x - 6 = 0

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x2 + 5x - 6 = 0
==> x^2 + 6x - x - 6 = 0
==> x(x +6) - (x + 6) = 0
==> (x+6) (x-1) = 0
==> x-1 = 0 or x + 6 = 0
==> x = 1 or x = -6