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Gringo123
Mar5-10, 08:46 AM
x2 + 3x + 2 = 0

(x + 1) (x + 2)

so x = -1 or -2

Is that right?

Mentallic
Mar5-10, 09:07 AM
Yes. You can check if you factorized correctly by expanding your factors out.
or... you can check if your answers are correct by substituting them into the quadratic.

If the left-hand side is equal to the right-hand side, then you've found the correct values for x.