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A number squared minus fifteen times the number is equal to 16. Write the equation and give the factors.


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Equation: x² - 15x = 16

Factors: x = -16 and x = 1

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Given

A number squared minus fifteen times the number is equal to 16.

Equation: x² - 15x = 16

Factors:

x² - 15x - 16 = 0

So,

(x - 16) (x + 1)

=> x - 16 = 0, x + 1 = 0

= x = -16 and x = 1

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