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1. Solve by factoring or finding square roots.x2 - 6x-7-01,6-7,1-1, -6O7,-1

1. Solve by factoring or finding square roots.x2 - 6x-7-01,6-7,1-1, -6O7,-1-example-1
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The equation:


x^2-6x-7=0

can be factor as follows:


(x-7)(x+1)=0

this implies that:


\begin{gathered} x-7=0 \\ x=7 \\ \text{or} \\ x+1=0 \\ x=-1 \end{gathered}

Therefore the solutions to the equation are 7 and -1; and the asnwer is the last option.

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