the poster above has grasped the intended meaning here, although the writing of the question isn't really up to snuff.
after all, the question literally says
let x be *a* real number
and, according to that wording, x could be any single real number. that's problematic because you could rig up a case to make R = just about any real number you want.
for instance, if i let x = 0 and q = 0, then the equation will always be true -- regardless of the value of r. you could even let r = -25,737,064.5523 and it would still work.
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the wording of the question should say:
Let Q and R be constants such that q>r. If X^2 - 2X = (X - Q) (X - R) for all values of x,
what is the value of R?
if the wording of the question is changed to this one, then the correct answer is as posted by the users above. that was clearly the problem writers' intention all along, of course, but it's also good to be aware of issues in the wording.
Ron has been teaching various standardized tests for 20 years.
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