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(-x-5)(2x+4)=0

(-x-5)(2x+4)=0 equation

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(-x - 5)*(2*x + 4) = 0
$$\left(- x - 5\right) \left(2 x + 4\right) = 0$$
Detail solution
Expand the expression in the equation
$$\left(- x - 5\right) \left(2 x + 4\right) = 0$$
We get the quadratic equation
$$- 2 x^{2} - 14 x - 20 = 0$$
This equation is of the form
a*x^2 + b*x + c = 0

A quadratic equation can be solved
using the discriminant.
The roots of the quadratic equation:
$$x_{1} = \frac{\sqrt{D} - b}{2 a}$$
$$x_{2} = \frac{- \sqrt{D} - b}{2 a}$$
where D = b^2 - 4*a*c - it is the discriminant.
Because
$$a = -2$$
$$b = -14$$
$$c = -20$$
, then
D = b^2 - 4 * a * c = 

(-14)^2 - 4 * (-2) * (-20) = 36

Because D > 0, then the equation has two roots.
x1 = (-b + sqrt(D)) / (2*a)

x2 = (-b - sqrt(D)) / (2*a)

or
$$x_{1} = -5$$
$$x_{2} = -2$$
The graph
Sum and product of roots [src]
sum
-5 - 2
$$-5 - 2$$
=
-7
$$-7$$
product
-5*(-2)
$$- -10$$
=
10
$$10$$
10
Rapid solution [src]
x1 = -5
$$x_{1} = -5$$
x2 = -2
$$x_{2} = -2$$
x2 = -2
Numerical answer [src]
x1 = -2.0
x2 = -5.0
x2 = -5.0
The graph
(-x-5)(2x+4)=0 equation