SOLUTION: x2-3x-4=0

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Question 131986: x2-3x-4=0
Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
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This is a quadratic equation that can be solved by factoring.

x%5E2-3x-4=0
%28x-4%29%28x%2B1%29=0
x=4, x=-1

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