Q. (x+3)2−4=0What are the solutions to the given equation?Choose 1 answer:(A) x=1,x=5(B) x=1,x=−5(C) x=−1,x=5(D) x=−1,x=−5
Rephrasing the equation: First, let's rephrase the "What are the solutions to the equation (x+3)2−4=0?"
Isolating the squared term: Now, let's solve the equation step by step. The first step is to isolate the squared term by adding 4 to both sides of the equation:(x+3)2−4+4=0+4(x+3)2=4
Taking the square root: Next, we take the square root of both sides of the equation to solve for x. Remember that taking the square root of a squared expression gives us two possible solutions, one positive and one negative:((x+3)2)=±4x+3=±2
Solving the first equation: Now we have two separate equations to solve for x:1. x+3=22. x+3=−2
Solving the second equation: Let's solve the first equation:x+3=2Subtract 3 from both sides:x=2−3x=−1
Finding the solutions: Now let's solve the second equation:x+3=−2Subtract 3 from both sides:x=−2−3x=−5
Finding the solutions: Now let's solve the second equation:x+3=−2Subtract 3 from both sides:x=−2−3x=−5We have found two solutions to the equation (x+3)2−4=0:x=−1 and x=−5
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