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One of the steps needed to solve a quadratic equation by grouping is to split the middle term as a sum of two terms. Given the equation x^2−11x+24=0
, which two numbers would be needed to complete this step? Enter the lesser value first.

x^2−11x+24=0


(1 point)
x^2 +

x +

x+24=0

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
-8 and -3

So x^2 − 8x − 3x + 24 = 0 (which factors to (x − 8)(x − 3) = 0).