\: Find the roots of the equation x2 – 3x – m (m + 3) = 0, where m is a constant.


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probablyacommunist probablyacommunist    2   14.02.2022 06:30    6

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ike9264 ike9264  14.02.2022 06:30

-m or m+3

Step-by-step explanation:

x^{2} -3x -(m^{2}+3m) =0\\\\x^{2} -3x -m^{2} -3m=0\\

x^{2} -m^{2} -3x - 3m=0

Applying difference of two squares

⇒(x^{2} -m^{2})=(x+m)(x-m)

Substituting this for (x^{2} -m^{2})

Factorising -3x-3m=-3(x+m)

(x+m)(x-m)-3(x+m)=0

since we have double (x+m),we'll pick one

⇒(x+m)=0

or (x-m-3)=0

⇒x=-m or x= m+3

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