SOLUTION: x^2 +2x + 3/4 = 0 answer:x= - 3/2 or - 1/2 need a break down of how my book got this answer

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Question 181796: x^2 +2x + 3/4 = 0

answer:x= - 3/2 or - 1/2

need a break down of how my book got this answer
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Note that



Which is the constant term of your equation and



Which is the coefficient on the 1st degree term in your equation, so



Verification by using FOIL is left as an exercise for the student.

Using the Zero Product Rule:



And the graph verifies it:



John