How do you find the solution to the quadratic equation

Dayton Burnett

Dayton Burnett

Answered question

2022-01-20

How do you find the solution to the quadratic equation 0=x2+5x+6?

Answer & Explanation

Serifluinueyk

Serifluinueyk

Beginner2022-01-21Added 7 answers

Step 1
x2+5x+6=0
x2+2x+3x+6=0
x×(x+2)+3(x+2)=0
(x+2)×(x+2)=0
x=2 or -3
euromillionsna

euromillionsna

Beginner2022-01-22Added 16 answers

Step 1
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RizerMix

RizerMix

Expert2022-01-27Added 656 answers

Step 1 Are there any two numbers that sum to the middle term (5), and have a product of the last term (6)? After some trial and error, we arrive at 2 and 3. Thus, we can factor the right side of our quadratic as 0=(x+2)(x+3) Setting both of our factors equal to zero, we get x=2 and x=3

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