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Quadratics and Cubics, SMB-030

Solve the equation  `p^2-12p=64`  for `p`.  (2 marks)

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`p=16 \ text{or}\ -4`

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`p^2-12p` `=64`
`p^2-12p-64` `=0`
`(p-16)(p+4)` `=0`

 
`:. p=16 \ text{or}\ -4`

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