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Solve (x + 3)2 + (x + 3) – 2 = 0.

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Answer:

x = -5 or x = -2

Explanation:

Factoring, we have ...

((x +3 +2)((x +3) -1)) = 0

(x +5)(x +2) = 0

x = -5 or x = -2 . . . . . . . . values that make the factors zero

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