SOLUTION: X^2-4x=5

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Question 1082560: X^2-4x=5
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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x^2 - 4x = 5
subtract 5 from both sides to get:
x^2 - 4x - 5 = 0
factor to get (x-5) * (x+1) = 0
solve for x to get x = 5 or x = -1
graphically, it would look like this:

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