x² - 2x - 3 = 0
(x - 3)(x + 2) = 0
x =3 , x = - 2
2007-11-06 22:20:55
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answer #1
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answered by Como 7
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The previous answer is partially correct, here is how you get it the real answer:
x^2 = 3 + 2x
Move everything to one side by subtracting (3 +2x) from both sides:
x^2 -(3 + 2x) = 3 + 2x -(3 +2x)
or
x^2 -3 -2x = 0
or
x^2 -2x -3 = 0
Then factor:
(x - 3)(x + 1) = 0
So x=3 or x= -1
2007-11-06 15:30:43
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answer #2
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answered by Stache Man 6
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x^2 = 3 + 2x
x^2 -2x -3 = 0
(x -3)(x +1) = 0
=> x -3 = 0 => x = 3
=> x +1 = 0 => x = -1
Answer : x1 = 3 and x2 = -1
Verification
x1 = 3 => 3^2 = 3 + 2(3) => 9 = 9
x2 = -1=> (-1)^2 = 3 + 2(-1) => 1 = 1
2007-11-06 15:39:13
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answer #3
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answered by frank 7
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since you have x^2 , you know that this is a quadratric equation. So we want to set this equal to 0. So let's subtract 3 and 2x from both sides and we'll have:
x^2 - 2x - 3 = 0
Now we can factor:
(x-3)(x+1) = 0
Now we set each factor to 0 and solve:
x-3 = 0, x + 1 =0
x = 3 and x = -1
Hope that helps!!
2007-11-06 15:29:49
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answer #4
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answered by shell3202 2
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x^2-2x-3=0
solve for x
(x-3)(x+1)
x=3, -1
2007-11-10 03:38:17
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answer #5
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answered by Anonymous
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x^2-2x-3=0
solve for x
(x-3)(x+1)
x=3, -1
2007-11-06 15:26:37
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answer #6
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answered by niceguy0789 2
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x^2-2x-3=0
3 is the result of two numbers the difference between them =2
and 3=3*1 and 3-1=2 so
(x-3)(x+1)=0
x-3=0 & x+1=0
x=3 & x=-1
2007-11-06 16:43:07
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answer #7
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answered by lolo 8 1
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xsquare = 3 + 2x
x = 3 + 2 x / x
cancel out x
so its x = 3+2 = 5
x= 5
x square = 25
2007-11-06 15:43:44
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answer #8
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answered by shughla q 2
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x^2=3+2x
x^2-2x-3=0
x^2-3x+x-3=0
(x-3)*(x+1)=0
hence,
x=3 or x= -1
2007-11-07 04:57:44
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answer #9
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answered by RAJNEESH 1
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3 3squared= 9 3+ 2(3)= 9
2007-11-06 15:25:33
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answer #10
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answered by jaleonard23 3
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