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Use the square root property to solve the equation.(x + 4)² = -7Select one:O A. {-2-√7)O B. <-4+√7)O C. {3, 11}O D. {-4+√7)

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Given the expression:


(x+4)²=-7

if we apply the square root on both sides of the equation, we get the following:


\begin{gathered} √((x+4)²)=\pm√(-7) \\ \Rightarrow x+4=\pm√(7)i \end{gathered}

solving for x, we get:


\begin{gathered} x+4=\pm√(7)i \\ \Rightarrow x=-4\pm√(7)i \end{gathered}

therefore, the solutions are -4+sqrt(7)i and -4-sqrt(7)i

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