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Solve this equation:
$x^(2)+2x+1 = 0$ using two methods of your choice.

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We can solve this equation using factoring and the quadratic formula.

Factoring, we have:


x^(2)+2x+1


= (x+1)^(2)

Now we set
(x+1)^(2) equal to 0 using the Zero Product Property and get:


x+1=0


x=-1

So, x=-1 is our answer.

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