The equation is .
In this trinomial, . Since c and b are positive signs, you need to find two positive factors with a sum of 17 and a product of 60.
(Substitute
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(Apply distributive property:
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(Apply distributive property:
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Use the principle of zeroproducts, which says, if ab=0, either a , b or both must be equal to zero.
\ (Subtract 5 from each side)
(Apply additive inverse property:
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(Apply additive identity property:
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(Divide each side by 4)
. (Cancel common terms)
(Subtract 3 from each side)
(Apply additive inverse property:
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(Apply additive identity property:
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The solution of is
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