Expand using the FOIL Method.
Apply the distributive property.
Apply the distributive property.
Apply the distributive property.
Simplify and combine like terms.
Simplify each term.
Multiply by .
Move to the left of .
Multiply by .
Subtract from .
Move to the left side of the equation by subtracting it from both sides.
Subtract from .
Consider the form . Find a pair of integers whose product is and whose sum is . In this case, whose product is and whose sum is .
Write the factored form using these integers.
If any individual factor on the left side of the equation is equal to , the entire expression will be equal to .
Set the first factor equal to .
Add to both sides of the equation.
Set the next factor equal to .
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
The final solution is all the values that make true.
Solve Using the Square Root Property (x-3)(x+5)=48