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w<sup>2</sup>+7w−18=(w+a)(w+b)= w<sup>2</sup>+aw+bw+ab= w<sup>2</sup>+(a+b)w+ab.
Now we know that (a+b)=7 and ab=−18.
You find the values of a & b.
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