SOLUTION: As i am not good at this can someone help me please and show me step by step so i can solve the other 19 questions i have thank you. Determine the number and type of roots for e

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Question 796789: As i am not good at this can someone help me please and show me step by step so i can solve the other 19 questions i have thank you.
Determine the number and type of roots for each equation
2X(X+2) =-2

Answer by josgarithmetic(39626)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First, divide left and right sides by 2.
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Which you may TRY to factor. .....left side expressions seems unfactorable, and graph of the left side as a function might not cross the x-axis.

Discriminant? , and this is positive. I would expect two REAL roots, and that the function, DOES IN FACT cross the x-axis. TWO REAL ROOTS.

Using solution to quadratic formula, they would be:
and

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