Solve the equations by factoring:

x^2−3x−40=0

4x^2−81=0

see explanation

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

x² - 3x - 40 = 0

Consider the factors of the constant term (- 40) which sum to give the coefficient of the x- term (- 3)

The factors are - 8 and + 5, since

- 8 × 5 = - 40 and - 8 + 5 = - 3, thus

(x - 8)(x + 5) = 0 ← in factored form

Equate each factor to zero and solve for x

x - 8 = 0 ⇒ x = 8

x + 5 = 0 ⇒ x = 5

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Given

4x² - 81 = 0 ← this is a difference of squares and factors in general as

a² - b² = (a + b)(a - b), thus

4x² - 81

=(2x)² - 9²

= (2x + 9)(2x - 9) = 0 ← in factored form

Equate each factor to zero and solve for x

2x + 9 = 0 ⇒ 2x = - 9 ⇒ x = -

2x - 9 = 0 ⇒ 2x = 9 ⇒ x =

 (a) x = 8, x = -5

Step-by-step explanation:

(a) Find two numbers that multiply to get -40 and add to get -3.

x² - 3x - 40 = 0

              ∧

            1  -40

            2  -20

            4  -10

            5   -8  = -3

So 5 and -8 go into the parenthesis:

(x + 5) (x - 8) = 0

Set each factor equal to zero and solve for x:

x + 5 = 0     x - 8 = 0

  x = -5           x = 8

(b) Since the middle term is missing, isolate x² and then square root both sides.

answer:   segregation violated the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment, which holds that no state can “deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”

details/explanation:

brown v. board of education of topeka, decided by the us supreme court in 1954, ruled that all americans are entitled to the same civil liberties and protections in regard to access to education. until that decision, it was legal to segregate schools according to race, so that black students could not attend the same schools as white students.   an older supreme court decision, plessy v. ferguson (1896), had said that separate, segregated public facilities were acceptable as long as the facilities offered were equal in quality.   in the case of brown v. board of education, that standard was challenged and defeated.   segregation was shown to create inequality, and the supreme court unanimously ruled segregation to be unconstitutional.

the ruling was important in advancing civil rights because it affirmed that the 14th amendment applies to all rights and privileges of citizens, including access to   education.   this was being violated by states whose laws supported the segregation of schools.   section 1 of the 14th amendment reads as follows:

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