
Mitiku D. answered 05/13/15
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x2 - 1 - 8((x2 - 1) + 15 = 0
x x
x2 - 1 - 8(x2 -1) + 15x = 0
x2 -1 -8x2 + 8 + 15x = 0
-7x2 + 15x + 7 = 0
From here you can use quadratic equation to find values of x
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