Question 314577
x^2 -5x - 14 = 0


You have to solve by factoring. Ask yourself, what two numbers multiply to -14 and have a difference of -5? The answer is -7 and 2.


x^2 -5x - 14 = 0
(x-7)(x+2)=0


So either x-7=0, which means x=7, or x+2=0, which means that x=-2.


x=7, x=-2