SOLUTION: please help me Factor the following polynomial and Show all work. x^2 + x - 6

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Question 90345This question is from textbook algebra and trigonometry
: please help me Factor the following polynomial and Show all work.
x^2 + x - 6 This question is from textbook algebra and trigonometry

Answer by checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
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X^2+X-6=0 YOU NEED TO FIND 2 FACTORS OF 6 THAT HAVE A DIFFERENCE OF 1.
THE FACTORS ARE (1&-6),(-1&6),(2&-3),(-2&3).
THE ONLY SET THAT HAS A DIFFERENCE OF 1 IS -2+3=1.
THUS THE FACTORS OF THE EQUATION ARE:
(X+3)(X-2)=0