SOLUTION: The square of a negative added to four times that number equals negative 3. Find the number

SOLUTION: The square of a negative added to four times that number equals negative 3. Find the number

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Question 1005151: The square of a negative added to four times that number equals negative 3. Find the number
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Call the number x. Then we have
x^2 + 4x = -3
Then we collect like terms, factor and solve...
x^2 + 4x + 3 = 0
(x + 3)(x + 1) = 0
x = -3 and x = -1
Two answers work.
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