Solve the quadratic by factoring

$4x^{2}$ +7x−8=−8x−4

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on Dec 04, 2024 at 10:23 am



You asked:

Solve the equation \(4 {x}^{2} + 7 x - 8 = -\left( 8 x \right) - 4\) by factoring.

MathBot Answer:

$$4 x^{2} + 7 x - 8 = - 8 x - 4$$$$\begin{aligned}0 &= 4 x^{2} + 15 x - 4\\&= \left(4 x - 1\right) \left(x + 4\right)\end{aligned}$$$$x \in \left\{-4, \frac{1}{4}\right\}$$