Answer
{$-5,-1$}
Work Step by Step
Given: $x^2+6x+5=0$
Factorize the quadratic equation as follows:
$x^2+5x+x+5=0$
or, $(x+5)(x+1)=0$
Now, $(x+5)=0$ and $(x+1)=0$
Solution set: $x=${$-5,-1$}
Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13:
978-0-13417-894-3
Chapter 5 - Review Exercises - Page 401: 93
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