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N^2+7n+15=5
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n^2+7n+15=5


n^2+7n=-10


n^2+7n+((7)/(2))^2=-10+((7)/(2))^2


n^2+7n+(49)/(4)=-10+(49)/(4)


(n+(7)/(2))^2=(9)/(4)


n+(7)/(2)=\sqrt{(9)/(4)}


n=-(7)/(2)+\sqrt{(9)/(4)}


n=-2

n=-5
User Mike Crowe
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n^2+7n+15=5
n^2 + 7n + 10 = 0
(n + 5)(n + 2) = 0
n + 5 = 0
n = -5
n + 2 = 0
n = -2

Answer: n = -5 and -2
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