SOLUTION: x2 ((squared)) + 7x+10 = 0

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Question 128879: x2 ((squared)) + 7x+10 = 0
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x%5E2%2B7x%2B10=0

5 times 2 is 10,
5 plus 2 is 7,
So
%28x%2B5%29%28x%2B2%29=0

Therefore x = -5, or x = -2.

Note that the graph of the parabola intersects the x-axis at -5 and -2

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