SOLUTION: a^2+5a=-4

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Question 260257: a^2+5a=-4
Answer by drk(1908) About Me  (Show Source):
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step 1 - set = 0 and then factor as
a%5E2%2B5a-4=0
we need to use quadratic to solve for x in this case. S0 we get
x+=+%28-5+%2B-+sqrt%28+25-4%2A1%2A%28-4%29+%29%29%2F%282%29+
which simplifies to
x+=+%28-5+%2B-+sqrt%28+41%29%29%2F2+