Answer
-9/2
Work Step by Step
$(x+5)^2 = (x+4)^2$
x+5 = (x+4) or -(x+4)
if (x+5) = (x+4), implies 5=4, not possible.
if x+5 = -(x+4)
2x = -9
x = -9/2
Algebra and Trigonometry 10th Edition
by Larson, Ron
Published by
Cengage Learning
ISBN 10:
9781337271172
ISBN 13:
978-1-33727-117-2
Chapter 1 - 1.4 - Quadratic Equations and Applications - 1.4 Exercises - Page 110: 32
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