X=-6
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3x=18 x=18/3 x=6
If x-3x=18 then x equals -9
x2 + 3x - 18 = x2 + 6x - 3x - 18 = x(x + 6) - 3(x + 6) = (x + 6)(x - 3)
you mean: x+3x+3=x+18 so x=5
X2 + 3X - 18 = 0What two factors of - 18 add up to 3 ??(X - 3)(X + 6)============so, by the zero sum rule,X = 3X = - 6