Elementary Technical Mathematics

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

Chapter 11 - Section 11.1 - Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring - Exercise - Page 364: 7

Answer

$x=1 $ or $x=-1$.

Work Step by Step

By factorization, we have $$x^2-1=(x+1)(x-1)=0.$$ Then we have $$(x-1 ) =0, \quad \text{or} \quad (x+1)=0$$ that is $x=1 $ or $x=-1$.
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