01:42:01 Currently, the nation-state with the largest population is .
A.
Russia
B.
China
C.
Vatican City
D.
Pitcairn Islands

answer

explanation

the given equation is

we can rewrite this as:

let

then the equation becomes:

the factors of 8 that sum up to -9 are {-1,-8}

we split the middle term with these factors to obtain,

we factor by grouping to obtain:

apply the zero product property to get:

but