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Can some one help please help me

Can some one help please help me-example-1

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Answer:

7

Step-by-step explanation:

equation: x(x-2)=2x+21

find x:
x^(2) -4x -21 = 0

(-b +/-
\sqrt{b^(2) - 4ac }) /2a

(4 +/-
\sqrt{(-4)^(2) - 4(1)(-21)} ) /2(1)

(4 +/- 10) /2

= -3 and 7

-3 obviously does not work, but 7 does

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