Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 11 - Review - Page 380: 6

Answer

$x=-4$ or $x=7$.

Work Step by Step

By factorization, we have $$x^2 -3 x-28=(x+4)(x-7)=0.$$ Then we have $$(x+4)=0, \quad \text{or} \quad (x-7)=0$$ that is $x=-4$ or $x=7$.
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