Exercise
$x^2=7x+18$
Step-by-step Solution
Learn how to solve differential equations problems step by step online. Solve the quadratic equation x^2=7x+18. Move everything to the left hand side of the equation. Factor the trinomial x^2-7x-18 finding two numbers that multiply to form -18 and added form -7. Rewrite the polynomial as the product of two binomials consisting of the sum of the variable and the found values. Break the equation in 2 factors and set each factor equal to zero, to obtain simpler equations.
Solve the quadratic equation x^2=7x+18
Final answer to the exercise
$x=-2,\:x=9$