To solve this, we first need to distribute:
(x+3)(x-5) = x(x) + x(-5) + 3(x) + 3(-5)= x^2 - 5x + 3x - 15= x^2 - 2x - 15
(x+3)(x-3) = x(x) + x(-3) + 3(x) + 3(-3)= x^2 - 3x + 3x - 9= x^2 - 9
Now we can substitute these back into the original equation:
(x^2 - 2x - 15) + (x^2 - 9) = 02x^2 - 2x - 15 - 9 = 02x^2 - 2x - 24 = 0
We can simplify further by dividing by 2:
x^2 - x - 12 = 0
Now we need to factor this quadratic equation:
(x-4)(x+3) = 0
So the possible solutions are x = 4 or x = -3.
To solve this, we first need to distribute:
(x+3)(x-5) = x(x) + x(-5) + 3(x) + 3(-5)
= x^2 - 5x + 3x - 15
= x^2 - 2x - 15
(x+3)(x-3) = x(x) + x(-3) + 3(x) + 3(-3)
= x^2 - 3x + 3x - 9
= x^2 - 9
Now we can substitute these back into the original equation:
(x^2 - 2x - 15) + (x^2 - 9) = 0
2x^2 - 2x - 15 - 9 = 0
2x^2 - 2x - 24 = 0
We can simplify further by dividing by 2:
x^2 - x - 12 = 0
Now we need to factor this quadratic equation:
(x-4)(x+3) = 0
So the possible solutions are x = 4 or x = -3.