How do you solve (x + 2) ( x + 1) = ( x + 2) ( 2x + 5)?

1 Answer
Aug 31, 2017

x= -4, -2

Explanation:

x^2+2x+x+2=2x^2+5x+4x+10
x^2+3x+2=2x^2+9x+10
x^2+6x+8=0
x^2+2x+4x+8
x(x+2)+4(x+2)
(x+2)(x+4)
x=-2,-4