Solve the Quadratic Equation: x² + 9x + 20 = 0

Question

x2+9x+20=0 x^2+9x+20=0

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Find X
00:03 Let's break it down using trinomial, let's look at the coefficients
00:09 We want to find 2 numbers whose sum equals B (9)
00:15 and their product equals C (20)
00:24 These are the matching numbers, let's substitute in parentheses
00:31 Let's find what zeros each factor
00:42 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

Let's observe that the given equation:

x2+9x+20=0 x^2+9x+20=0 is a quadratic equation that can be solved using quick factoring:

x2+9x+20=0{??=20?+?=9(x+5)(x+4)=0 x^2+9x+20=0 \longleftrightarrow\begin{cases}\underline{?}\cdot\underline{?}=20\\ \underline{?}+\underline{?}=9\end{cases}\\ \downarrow\\ (x+5)(x+4)=0 and therefore we get two simpler equations from which we can extract the solution:

(x+5)(x+4)=0x+5=0x=5x+4=0x=4x=4,5 (x+5)(x+4)=0 \\ \downarrow\\ x+5=0\rightarrow\boxed{x=-5}\\ x+4=0\rightarrow\boxed{x=-4}\\ \boxed{x=-4,-5} Therefore, the correct answer is answer A.

Answer

x=4,x=5 x=-4,x=-5