Respuesta :

Hello from MrBillDoesMath!

Answer:

(x -9)(x+2)

Discussion:

Observation:  2 * (-9) = -18 and 2 - 9 = -7 and  -18, -7 are the constant term and the coefficient of x.  That mean the statement factors as:

x^2 - 7x - 18 = (x -9)(x+2)

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MrB