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Factor and check -1x^2 + 11x - 24 = 0

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AnneS2
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anonymous
-1x^2 + 11x - 24 = 0
-1(x^2-11x+24)=0
-1(x )(x ) ( -8)( -3)=0
-1(x-8) (x-3) = 0
Solve:
-1(x-8)=0
-1(x) (-1)(-8)=0
-1x+8=0
-1x+8-8=0-8
-1x=-8
-1x/-1=-8/-1
x=8
Solve:
-1(x-3) = 0
-1(x) (-1)(-3) = 0
-1x+3=0
-1x+3-3=0-3
-1x=-3
-1x/-1=-3/-1
x=3