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A student performed the following steps to find the solution to the equation x2 - 2x -8 -0. Where did the student go wrong? Step 1. Factor the polynomial into (x-4) and (x - 2) Step 2. x-4 = 0 and x -
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A student performed the following steps to find the solution to the equation

x2 - 2x -8 -0. Where did the student go wrong?
Step 1. Factor the polynomial into (x-4) and (x - 2)
Step 2. x-4 = 0 and x - 2 = 0
Step 3. x = 4 and x = 2

User Flamant
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Answer:It's the step 1

Explanation:

You don't factor till the last step

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