SOLUTION: a^2=-27-12a PLEASE HELP!

Question 441490: a^2=-27-12a PLEASE HELP!
Found 2 solutions by nerdybill, stanbon:
Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
it's a "quadratic", to solve move everything to one side:
a^2=-27-12a
a^2+12a=-27
a^2+12a+27=0
factor the left:
(a+3)(a+9) = 0
a = {-3, -9}

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a^2=-27-12a
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Rearrange:
a^2+12a+27 = 0
Factor:
a^2+3a+9a+27 = 0
a(a+3)+9(a+3) = 0
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Factor:
(a+3)(a+9) = 0
a = -3 or a = -9
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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