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Well, if that was a - 13X we could factor by inspection, but now the quadratic formula is needed. By inspection the discriminant yields two real roots.
X^2 + 13X + 36 = 0
X = - b (+/-) sqrt(b^2-4ac)/2a
a = 1
b = 13
c = 36
X = - 13 (+/-) sqrt[b^2 - 4(1)(36)]/2(1)
X = - 13 (+/-) sqrt(169 - 144)/2
X = - 13 (+/-) sqrt(25)/2
X = [- 13 (+/-) 5]/2
X = - 4
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X = - 9
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