SOLUTION: Solve for x: {{{a^2x^2 + 2ax + 1 = 0}}}

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Question 563566: Solve for x:
a%5E2x%5E2+%2B+2ax+%2B+1+=+0
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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a%5E2x%5E2+%2B+2ax+%2B+1+=+0

%28ax%2B1%29%5E2=0
take the square root
ax+1= 0
ax=-1
x=-1/a