document.write( "Question 1058815: 9) Solve the equation by the method of factoring. Use the factoring technique discussed in Section 6.4 of our text, and solve following the methods discussed in Section 6.7. 5x^2+22x+8=0 \n" ); document.write( "
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5x^2 + 22x + 8 = 0\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(5x + 2)(x + 4) = 0\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Setting each factor equal to 0 and solving for x gives:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5x + 2 = 0\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5x = -2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = -2/5\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x + 4 = 0\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = -4\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solutions: x = -2/5, x = -4
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