document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=58301>Question 58301</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9780073268620/algebrahomeworkh>elementary and intermediate algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y= -x^2 - 3x - 2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "0=(-x-2)(x+1) [Set the entire equation equal to zero and factor]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-x-2=0 [Set each factor equal to zero and solve for x]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+1=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, x = -2 or -1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check by plugging either value of x back into the original equation.<BR>\n" );
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