Can someone help me answer these questions

Hello people, i have a math question that i need with, me, i will give the correct one brainiest, and for the other correct people, a and 5 stars.

For what values of x is x2 + 2x = 24 true?

Every weekday, mr. jones bikes from his home to his job. sometimes he rides along two roads, the long route that is shown by the solid lines. other times, he takes the shortcut shown by the dashed line. how many fewer kilometers does mr. jones bike when he takes the shortcut instead of the long route?