gimson's answer to Alicia's Secondary 3 A Maths question.

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gimson
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trick is to use calculator to get answers before trying with x=5
Jiayang
Jiayang
6 years ago
x=5 is not the factor, it is the solution/root of the eqn. The factor is x-5. Know the difference.