Which of the following are solutions to the equation below? Check all that apply.

[tex]\[ x^2 + 6x + 9 = 20 \][/tex]

A. [tex]\( x = -2\sqrt{5} + 3 \)[/tex]

B. [tex]\( x = -2\sqrt{5} - 3 \)[/tex]

C. [tex]\( x = 2\sqrt{5} - 3 \)[/tex]

D. [tex]\( x = -\sqrt{3} + 28 \)[/tex]

E. [tex]\( x = 2\sqrt{5} + 3 \)[/tex]

F. [tex]\( x = \sqrt{3} + 20 \)[/tex]



Answer :

To determine which of the given choices are solutions to the equation [tex]\(x^2 + 6x + 9 = 20\)[/tex], we need to simplify this equation first by moving all terms to one side:

[tex]\[ x^2 + 6x + 9 - 20 = 0 \][/tex]
[tex]\[ x^2 + 6x - 11 = 0 \][/tex]

This simplified form is what we'll use to evaluate each of the provided choices:

A. [tex]\( x = -2 \sqrt{5} + 3 \)[/tex]
[tex]\[ \left( -2 \sqrt{5} + 3 \right)^2 + 6 \left( -2 \sqrt{5} + 3 \right) - 11 = 0 \\ \][/tex]
Evaluating it does not satisfy [tex]\(x^2 + 6x - 11 = 0\)[/tex].

B. [tex]\( x = -2 \sqrt{5} - 3 \)[/tex]
[tex]\[ \left( -2 \sqrt{5} - 3 \right)^2 + 6 \left( -2 \sqrt{5} - 3 \right) - 11 = 0 \\ \][/tex]
Evaluation shows it does not satisfy the equation.

C. [tex]\( x = 2 \sqrt{5} - 3 \)[/tex]
[tex]\[ \left( 2 \sqrt{5} - 3 \right)^2 + 6 \left( 2 \sqrt{5} - 3 \right) - 11 = 0 \\ \][/tex]
This choice does not satisfy the equation.

D. [tex]\( x = -\sqrt{3} + 28 \)[/tex]
[tex]\[ \left( -\sqrt{3} + 28 \right)^2 + 6 \left( -\sqrt{3} + 28 \right) - 11 = 0 \\ \][/tex]
This does not satisfy the equation.

E. [tex]\( x = 2 \sqrt{5} + 3 \)[/tex]
[tex]\[ \left( 2 \sqrt{5} + 3 \right)^2 + 6 \left( 2 \sqrt{5} + 3 \right) - 11 = 0 \\ \][/tex]
This choice does not satisfy the equation.

F. [tex]\( x = \sqrt{3} + 20 \)[/tex]
[tex]\[ \left( \sqrt{3} + 20 \right)^2 + 6 \left( \sqrt{3} + 20 \right) - 11 = 0 \\ \][/tex]
This does not satisfy the equation.

After checking all provided solutions, none of the choices (A, B, C, D, E, F) satisfy the equation [tex]\(x^2 + 6x - 11 = 0\)[/tex].

Thus, the correct answer is:
None of the provided choices (A, B, C, D, E, F) are solutions to the equation [tex]\(x^2 + 6x + 9 = 20\)[/tex].

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