SOLUTION: x^2+2x-35=0 do you multiply 2x times -35 and find thoes factors or solve???

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Question 35166This question is from textbook mcdougal littell Algebra 1
: x^2+2x-35=0
do you multiply 2x times -35 and find thoes factors or solve??? This question is from textbook mcdougal littell Algebra 1

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NO. X~2+2X-35=0 NEEDS TO BE FACTORED INTO TWO COMPONENTS THUS
(X+7)(X-5)=0 THUS X+7=O OR X=-7 & X-5=0 OR X=5
MULTIPLYING THESE TWO FACTORS THUS X*X+7X-5X+7*-5=0 OR X~2+2X-35=0