SOLUTION: If (2x+5)^2 = 0, what is the value of x/5?

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Question 1089716: If (2x+5)^2 = 0, what is the value of x/5?
Answer by ikleyn(52777) About Me  (Show Source):
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If (2x+5)^2 = 0,  then  2x+5 = 0,  or,  which is the same,  2x = -5,


which implies  x%2F5 = -1%2F2.

Solved.