-((x + 2)(x - 9))
-((x + 2)(x - 9))
(x - 6)(x - 3)
(x - 3)(x + 6)
(X+9)(x-2)
false!
(x+2)(x-9)
(x + 2)(x - 9)
(a - 6)(2a + 3)
-2 + (-18) = -20
You have to find two numbers whose sum is -18, and whose product is 3. Experimenting with different combinations of factors for 18, you find that this is 6 and -3, so the factors are (x+6)(x-3).
When subtracting a negative number, you can think of it as adding the positive equivalent. In this case, 18 minus a negative 18 is the same as 18 plus 18, which equals 36. This is because subtracting a negative number is equivalent to adding its positive counterpart.
That doesn't factor neatly. Applying the quadratic formula, we find two real solutions:9 plus or minus 3 times the square root of 7x = 16.937253933193773x = 1.0627460668062279