Question 537287


{{{x=9}}} or {{{x=1}}} Start with the given solutions.



{{{x-9=0}}} or {{{x-1=0}}} Get everything to one side so that only 0 remains on the right side (for both equations).



{{{(x-9)(x-1)=0}}} Use the zero product property to combine the equations.



{{{x^2-10x+9=0}}} FOIL out the left side.



So the answer is {{{x^2-10x+9=0}}}



To check your work, simply solve {{{x^2-10x+9=0}}} for x. Doing so will show you that the solutions are {{{x=9}}} or {{{x=1}}}, which confirm the answer.



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