SOLUTION: I am trying to solve (x-3)^2+(x+2)^2=17. So I get (x-3)(x-3)+ (x+2)(x+2)=17
I tried the FOIL method here to get x^2-3x-3x+9=17 and x^2+2x+2x+4=17. For the first equation I did thi
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I tried the FOIL method here to get x^2-3x-3x+9=17 and x^2+2x+2x+4=17. For the first equation I did thi
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: I am trying to solve (x-3)^2+(x+2)^2=17. So I get (x-3)(x-3)+ (x+2)(x+2)=17
I tried the FOIL method here to get x^2-3x-3x+9=17 and x^2+2x+2x+4=17. For the first equation I did this: x^2-6x+9-17=17-17, which is x^2-6x-8 which I cannot factor unless I make -6x and -8 into positive integers. For the second equation I did this: x^2+4x+4-17=17-17, which is x^2+4x-13 which I cannot factor. Please tell me what I am doing wrong. This question is from textbook Elementary and intermediate algebra
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x^2-6x+9 + x^2+4x+4 = 17 You have to add them up, not take the 1 at a time.
2x^2-2x+13 = 17
2x^2-2x+4 = 0
x^2-x+2 = 0
(x-2)*(x+1) = 0
x = 2
x = -1
Factor the common factor of 2:
2(x^2 -x-2)=0
2(x-2)(x+1)=0
Therefore there are two solutions:
(x-2)=0
x=2
(x+1)=0
x=-1
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