Factor and solves the polynomial x(to the 2nd power) + 5x + 4 = 0 x= (blank) and x= (blank)

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Factor and solves the polynomial

x(to the 2nd power) + 5x + 4 = 0
x= (blank) and x= (blank)

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Answer:

$x = -4~ \text{and}~ x = -1$

Explanation:

$~~~~~~~x^2 +5x +4 =0\\\\\implies x^2 +4x +x +4 = 0\\\\\implies x(x+4) +(x+4) = 0\\\\\implies (x+4)(x+1) = 0\\\\\implies x = -4,~~ x = -1$

Linesarefuzzy answered Jun 10, 2023

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