SOLUTION: Solve by factoring and using the principle of zero products. 0=20x+x^2+100

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Question 606001: Solve by factoring and using the principle of zero products.
0=20x+x^2+100
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
This 0=20x+x^2+100 can be rewritten as:
0=x^2+20x+100
Now let's factor this:
(x+10)(x+10)=0
Solve for x
x=-10
Make sense?
RJ
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