Question
$$(w-26)(w+7) = 0$$
Answer
$$ \begin{matrix}w_1 = -7 & w_2 = 26 \\[1 em] \end{matrix} $$
Explanation
$$ \begin{aligned} (w-26)(w+7) &= 0&& \text{simplify left side} \\[1 em]w^2+7w-26w-182 &= 0&& \\[1 em]w^2-19w-182 &= 0&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$
$ x^{2}-19x-182 = 0 $ is a quadratic equation.
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