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Which are the solutions of x2 = –7x – 8?

StartFraction 7 Over 2 EndFraction minus StartFraction StartRoot 17 EndRoot Over 4 EndFraction comma StartFraction 7 Over 2 EndFraction + StartFraction StartRoot 17 EndRoot Over 4 EndFraction
StartFraction negative 7 Over 2 EndFraction minus StartFraction StartRoot 17 EndRoot Over 4 EndFraction comma StartFraction negative 7 Over 2 EndFraction + StartFraction StartRoot 17 EndRoot Over 4 EndFraction
StartFraction 7 minus StartRoot 17 EndRoot Over 2 EndFraction comma StartFraction 7 + StartRoot 17 EndRoot Over 2 EndFraction
StartFraction negative 7 minus StartRoot 17 EndRoot Over 2 EndFraction comma StartFraction negative 7 + StartRoot 17 EndRoot Over 2 EndFraction

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Solve x^2 = −7x − 8 → x^2 + 7x + 8 = 0.
Using the quadratic formula x = [−7 ± √(7^2 − 4·1·8)]/2 = [−7 ± √17]/2.

So the solutions are (−7 − √17)/2 and (−7 + √17)/2 — the fourth choice.