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Problem of the Week
Problem E
Five Solutions - Really?
2
There are five values of x that satisfy the equation (x2 − 5x + 5)x
Determine these five values of x.
x1 =
x2 =
x3 =
x4 =
x5 =
+4x−60
= 1.