Answer:
B. -4 and 9
Step-by-step explanation:
First, you want to get the equation to equal 0.
[tex]x^{2} - 36 = 5x[/tex] subtract 5x from both sides to make the equation equal to 0.
[tex]x^{2} -5x - 36 =0[/tex]
Now you are going to want to factor the equation
Find factors that add up to 5
[tex](x+4)(x-9)[/tex] I used 4 and 9 because they multiply to be 36, since 36 is negative that means that one of the numbers has to be negative. I made 9 negative because when you add 4 it equals 5.
Make both equations equal to 0
[tex]x+4=0[/tex]
[tex]-4[/tex] [tex]-4[/tex] subtract 4 from both sides to get x alone
[tex]x = -4[/tex]
[tex]x-9=0[/tex]
[tex]+9[/tex] [tex]+9[/tex] add 9 to both sides to get x alone
[tex]x=9[/tex]
