How do you solve #x^2-18x=-32#?
1 Answer
Aug 29, 2017
Start by turning it into a quadratic equation in standard form...
Explanation:
...by adding 32 to both sides. You then have:
And then you might be able to factor it directly. By noting that
...so then you can see that if x = 2 or x = 16, then the equation is true.