Goh Zhi Yan's answer to Elsa H's Malaysia question.

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Goh Zhi Yan
Goh Zhi Yan's answer
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Hello!
I think you have expanded (x+2)^2 wrongly, hence you got x^2 - 2x -3 = 0 instead of x^2 + 2x - 3 = 0.

I have also shown how you can simplify x^2 + 2x - 3 to (x-1)(x+3) in the grey box.