Question 1 • FL-1200700-Mathematics for College Algebra MIS
Divide both sides by 4 to get (x + 2)² = 9. Taking the square root gives x + 2 = 3 or x + 2 = −3, so x = 1 or x = −5. The correct choice is x = −5 and x = 1.
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