SOLUTION: a^2+5a=-4

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Question 260257: a^2+5a=-4
Answer by drk(1908)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
step 1 - set = 0 and then factor as

we need to use quadratic to solve for x in this case. S0 we get

which simplifies to

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