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xsquared-8x+7

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GPT-4o mini
It looks like you're dealing with a quadratic expression: \( x^2 - 8x + 7 \). If you want to factor this expression, you can look for two numbers that multiply to the constant term (7) and add up to the linear coefficient (-8).

The factors of 7 that add up to -8 are -7 and -1. Therefore, you can factor the expression as follows:

\[
x^2 - 8x + 7 = (x - 7)(x - 1)
\]

If you want to find the roots of the quadratic equation \( x^2 - 8x + 7 = 0 \), you can use the factored form:

\[
(x - 7)(x - 1) = 0
\]

Setting each factor equal to zero gives:

1. \( x - 7 = 0 \) ⇒ \( x = 7 \)
2. \( x - 1 = 0 \) ⇒ \( x = 1 \)

Thus, the roots are \( x = 1 \) and \( x = 7 \).

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