1. Begin by mulitplying out the bracket on the right hand side of the equation. x^2=3x+18 2. Now move all of the terms of the equation onto one side by subtracting them x^2-3x-18=0 3. The quadratic equation can now be solved by factorisation. (x-6)(x+3)=0 4. To find the final values of x each bracket must be set equal to 0 and solved seperately. (x-6)=0 x=6 (x+3)=0 x=-3 As this is a quadratic equation we have two final values for x: x=-3 or x=6