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Question Solve the quadratic equation x2+8x=9x^{2} + 8x = 9 for the value of xx.

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STEP 1

Assumptions
1. We are given the quadratic equation x2+8x=9x^{2}+8x=9.
2. We need to solve for the variable xx.

STEP 2

To solve the quadratic equation, we first want to set it to the standard form ax2+bx+c=0ax^{2} + bx + c = 0.
x2+8x9=0x^{2} + 8x - 9 = 0

STEP 3

Next, we attempt to factor the quadratic equation if possible. We look for two numbers that multiply to give the product of a×ca \times c (which is 1×9=91 \times -9 = -9) and add up to bb (which is 88).

STEP 4

The two numbers that satisfy these conditions are 99 and 1-1 because 9×(1)=99 \times (-1) = -9 and 9+(1)=89 + (-1) = 8.

STEP 5

We rewrite the middle term 8x8x using the numbers 99 and 1-1 to split it into two terms.
x2+9xx9=0x^{2} + 9x - x - 9 = 0

STEP 6

Next, we factor by grouping. We group the terms as follows:
(x2+9x)(x+9)=0(x^{2} + 9x) - (x + 9) = 0

STEP 7

We factor out the common factor from each group.
x(x+9)1(x+9)=0x(x + 9) - 1(x + 9) = 0

STEP 8

Now we can see that x+9x + 9 is a common factor, so we factor it out.
(x1)(x+9)=0(x - 1)(x + 9) = 0

STEP 9

According to the zero product property, if the product of two factors is zero, then at least one of the factors must be zero.
So, we set each factor equal to zero:
x1=0orx+9=0x - 1 = 0 \quad \text{or} \quad x + 9 = 0

STEP 10

Solve each equation for xx.
For x1=0x - 1 = 0:
x=1x = 1
For x+9=0x + 9 = 0:
x=9x = -9

STEP 11

The solutions to the quadratic equation x2+8x=9x^{2} + 8x = 9 are x=1x = 1 and x=9x = -9.

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