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Answer 1

Person above is correct

Answer 2

Lesser x = -9
Greater x = -7

This is because (x+8)^2 is x^2+16x+64.
Minus 1 from the original equation gives us x^2+16x+63.

Using the quadratic equation: we get that x = -9,-7.

-9 is the lesser x and -7 is the greater x