Solve x²+10x+9=0: Finding the Number of Solutions

Question

How many solutions does the equation have?

x2+10x+9=0 x^2+10x+9=0

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Find X
00:03 We'll break it down using trinomial, let's look at the coefficients
00:07 We want to find 2 numbers whose sum equals B (10)
00:14 and their product equals C (9)
00:21 These are the matching numbers, let's substitute in parentheses
00:27 Let's find what zeroes each factor
00:31 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

Let's observe that the given equation:

x2+10x+9=0 x^2+10x+9=0 is a quadratic equation that can be solved using quick factoring:

x2+10x+9=0{??=9?+?=10(x+1)(x+9)=0 x^2+10x+9=0 \longleftrightarrow\begin{cases}\underline{?}\cdot\underline{?}=9\\ \underline{?}+\underline{?}=10\end{cases}\\ \downarrow\\ (x+1)(x+9)=0 and therefore we get two simpler equations from which we can extract the solution:

(x+1)(x+9)=0x+1=0x=1x+9=0x=9x=1,9 (x+1)(x+9)=0\\ \downarrow\\ x+1=0\rightarrow\boxed{x=-1}\\ x+9=0\rightarrow\boxed{x=-9}\\ \boxed{x=-1,-9} and therefore the given equation has two solutions,

Thus, the correct answer is answer B.

Answer

Two solutions