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X=-4/9 x=-5/4 NEED HELP GETTING TRINOMIALS FROM SOLUTIONS

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Answer:

The equation 36x^2 + 61x + 20 = 0 solves to x = -4/9 or x = -5/4

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Step-by-step explanation:

x = -4/9 or x = -5/4 .... given solutions

9x = -4 or 4x = -5 .... multiply both sides by denominator

9x+4 = 0 or 4x+5 = 0 .... get everything to one side

(9x+4)(4x+5) = 0 .... zero product property

y(4x+5) = 0 ...... let y = 9x+4

y*4x + y*5 = 0 .... distribute

4xy + 5y = 0

4x( y ) + 5( y ) = 0

4x( 9x+4) + 5( 9x+4 ) = 0 ... plug in y = 9x+4

4x*9x + 4x*4 + 5*9x + 5*4 = 0 ..... distribute

36x^2 + 16x + 45x + 20 = 0

36x^2 + 61x + 20 = 0

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The equation 36x^2 + 61x + 20 = 0 has the two solutions x = -4/9 and x = -5/4

We can use the quadratic formula to confirm this.

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