What are the solutions to
x^2+4x+4=12
a. x=2√3+2
b. x=2√3-2
c=-√2+12
d=√2+12
e=-2√3+2
f=-2√3-2

B and F

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

x² + 4x + 4 = 12 ( subtract 4 from both sides )

x² + 4x = 8

Using the method of completing the square to solve for x

add ( half the coefficient of the x- term )² to both sides

x² + 2(2)x + 4 = 8 + 4, that is

(x + 2)² = 12 ( take the square root of both sides )

x + 2 = ± ( subtract 2 from both sides )

x = ± - 2

  = ± 2 - 2

Hence

x = 2 - 2 → B

x = - 2 - 2 → F

there are lots of ways.   pick's theorem tells us if the vertices are lattice points the area a is

a = b/2 + i - 1

where b is the number of boundary lattice points and i is the number of interior lattice points.

in the figure i count b=16, i=50 so

a = 8 + 50 - 1 = 57

let's try the shoelace formula.   the area is half the sum of the cross products of the sides.  

a(-2,6)   -2(2)-6(-5) = 26

b(-5,2)   -5(-3) - 2(-2) = 19

c(-2,-3) -2(-3) - (-3)(4) = 18

d(4,-3)   4(3) - (-3)(5) = 27

e(5,3)   5(3) - 3(1) = 12

f(1,3)     1(6) - 3(-2) = 12

a(-2,6)

each of the cross products is twice the area of the triangle with the associated side and one vertex the origin. so the area of abo=26/2=13.

area = (1/2) (26 + 19 +   18 + 27 + 12 + 12) = 57

that checks!

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