Solve the following equation.

Question

x squared minus 3 x minus 8 equals x plus 4
(1 point)
Responses

x equals negative 6 or x = 2
Image with alt text: x equals negative 6 or x = 2

x equals 1 plus Start Root 5 End Root or x equals 1 minus Start Root 5 End Root
Image with alt text: x equals 1 plus Start Root 5 End Root or Image with alt text: x equals 1 minus Start Root 5 End Root

x equals 1 plus 2 Start Root 3 End Root or x equals 1 minus 2 Start Root 3 End Root
Image with alt text: x equals 1 plus 2 Start Root 3 End Root or Image with alt text: x equals 1 minus 2 Start Root 3 End Root

x equals negative 2 or x = 6

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

x equals negative 2 or x = 6