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In copying a second-degree equation to solve it, the term without x was written as 24 instead of – 24. The answers found were 4 and 6. What are the answers of the correct problem?

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(x - 4) (x - 6) = 0

x2 - 10x + 24 = 0

The correct equation = x2 - 10x - 24 = 0

a = 1, b = 10, c = 24

b2 - 4ac = (-10)2 - 4 x 1 x 24 = 196

\(x=\frac{-b\pm \sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}=\frac{10\pm14}{2}\)

x = 12, -2

The correct answer is 12, -2



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