SOLUTION: 4x(x-6)-5x(x-5)=-2

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Question 363333: 4x(x-6)-5x(x-5)=-2
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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4x%28x-6%29-5x%28x-5%29=-2,
4x%5E2+-+24x-5x%5E2+%2B+25x+=+-2,
-x%5E2%2Bx+%2B+2+=+0, or
x%5E2-x+-+2+=+0,
%28x+-+2%29%28x%2B1%29+=+0.
Hence x = 2 or x = -1.