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We can solve by factoring: x^2 - 2x + 1 = 0. Let's find two numbers which product is 1 and algebraic addition is -2, so the numbers would be: -1 and -1 since (-1)(-1)= 1 and -1-1 = -2. Then it would factor like this:
x^2 - 2x + 1 = 0 -------> (x - 1)(x - 1) = 0 -------> (x - 1)^2 = 0 ---------> x - 1 = 0 ------> x - 1 + 1 = 0 + 1 ----> x = 1
We do something similar with the other exercises.
x^2 + 9x + 20 = 0 --------> (x + 4)(x + 5) = 0 --------> x + 4 = 0 and x + 5 = 0 --------> x = - 4 and x = - 5
3x^2 - 5x - 12 = 0 . Find two numbers that their product give - 36 (it comes from 3 by -12) and their addition give - 5. So the numbers would be: -9 and 4 since (-9)(4) = -36 and -9+4 = -5. Then we rewrite the -5x like -9x+4x and we factor like this:
3x^2 - 5x - 12=0 ----> 3x^2 - 9x + 4x - 12 =0 ---> 3x(x - 3) + 4(x - 3) = 0 -----> (x - 3)(3x + 4) = 0
x - 3 = 0 and 3x + 4 = 0 ---------> x = 3 and x = - 4/3
6x^2 + 9x - 6 = 0 ---------> 6x^2/3 + 9x/3 - 6/3 = 0 ------> 2x^2 + 3x - 2 = 0 ------> 2x^2 + 4x - x - 2 = 0
2x(x + 2) - (x + 2) = 0 --------> (x + 2)(2x - 1) = 0 --------> x + 2 = 0 and 2x - 1 = 0 ----> x = - 2 and x = 1/2
x^2 +3x - 28 = 0 -------> (x + 7)(x - 4) = 0 ---------> x + 7 = 0 and x - 4 = 0 -------> x = - 7 and x = 4
3x^2 - 2x = 2x + 7 --------> 3x^2 - 2x - 2x - 7 = 0 -------> 3x^2 - 4x - 7 = 0 ------> 3x^2 + 3x - 7x - 7 = 0
3x(x + 1) - 7(x + 1) = 0 -------> (3x - 7)(x + 1) = 0 --------> 3x - 7 = 0 and x + 1 = 0 -----> x = 7/3 and x = -1
4x^2 -12x = 16 ----> (4x^2 - 12x - 16 = 0)/4 ------> x^2 - 3x - 4 = 0 -----> (x - 4)(x + 1) = 0 ----> x = 4 and x = -1
x^2 + 3x = 0 -------> x(x + 3) = 0 -------> x = 0 and x = - 3
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