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Find the roots of each quadratic equation by factoring. X² - 8x + 15

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Given,


x^2-8x+15=0

To find the roots


\begin{gathered} x^2-8x+15=x^2-3x-5x+15 \\ =x(x-3)-5(x-3) \\ =(x-3)(x-5) \end{gathered}

The required roots are,


(x-3)(x-5)

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