Answer: A
Explanation:
We can use substitution to solve this problem. Since we are given y=-x²+4x+5 and y=x+1, we can set them equal to each other.
-x²+4x+5=x+1 [subtract both sides by x]
-x²+3x+5=1 [subtract both sides by 1]
-x²+3x+4=0
Now that we have the equation above, we can factor it to find the roots.
-x²+3x+4=0 [factor out -1]
-1(x²-3x-4)=0 [factor x²-3x-4]
-1(x+1)(x-4)=0
This tells us that x=-1 and x=4.
We can narrow down our answer to A, but let's plug in those values to be sure it is correct.
-(-1)²+4(-1)+5=(-1)+1 [exponent]
-1+4(-1)+5=-1+1 [multiply]
-1-4+5=-1+1 [add and subtract from left to right]
0=0
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-(4)²+4(4)+5=(4)+1 [exponent]
-16+4(4)+5=4+1 [multiply]
-16+16+5=4+1 [add and subtract from left to right]
5=5
Therefore, we can conclude that A is the correct answer.