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### 1. Solve [tex]\(x^2 - 9 = 0\)[/tex] by factoring:
1. Notice that [tex]\(x^2 - 9\)[/tex] is a difference of squares. The formula for difference of squares is:
[tex]\[
a^2 - b^2 = (a - b)(a + b)
\][/tex]
2. Here, [tex]\(a = x\)[/tex] and [tex]\(b = 3\)[/tex]. So:
[tex]\[
x^2 - 9 = x^2 - 3^2 = (x - 3)(x + 3)
\][/tex]
3. Set each factor equal to 0:
[tex]\[
(x - 3)(x + 3) = 0
\][/tex]
4. Solve for [tex]\(x\)[/tex]:
[tex]\[
x - 3 = 0 \quad \text{or} \quad x + 3 = 0
\][/tex]
[tex]\[
x = 3 \quad \text{or} \quad x = -3
\][/tex]
So the solutions to [tex]\(x^2 - 9 = 0\)[/tex] are:
[tex]\[
x = 3, \quad x = -3
\][/tex]
### 2. Solve [tex]\(2x^2 + 37x + 36 = 0\)[/tex] by factoring:
1. We need to factor the quadratic expression [tex]\(2x^2 + 37x + 36\)[/tex]. We look for two numbers that multiply to [tex]\(2 \times 36 = 72\)[/tex] and add up to [tex]\(37\)[/tex].
2. The numbers [tex]\(1\)[/tex] and [tex]\(72\)[/tex] satisfy this requirement because:
\[
1 \times 72 = 72 \quad \text{and} \quad 1 + 72 = 73 \quad \rightarrow \text{These numbers do not sum up to 37}
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3. Retry with different pairs: [tex]\(2\)[/tex] and [tex]\(36\)[/tex]
4. Similarly checking further pairs, we notice that [tex]\(39\)[/tex] is not between factors of [tex]\(72\)[/tex]. Further pairs will also not match as no pairs have [tex]\(37\)[/tex].
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