Question

Solve. x+4=-4/x

Answer 1

\[x+4=-\frac{4}{x}\]?

Answer 2

Yeah, that's the equation?

Answer 3

multiply both sides by \(x\) to clear the fraction
you get
\[x(x+4)=-4\] then solve the quadratic equation
you good from there?

Answer 4

I have no clue.. what you just did. i'm confused

Answer 5

Oh wait! It's -2?!

Answer 6

i multiplied by \(x\) to get rid of the fraction

Answer 7

its really simple
x*(x+4)= x*(-4/x)

Answer 8

on rhs x will be canceled by x

Answer 9

\[(x+4)=-\frac{4}{x}\]
\[x\times (x+4)=-\frac{4}{x}\times x\]
\[x(x+4)=-4\]
\[x^2+4x=-4\]
\[x^2+4x+4=0\] etc
yes it is \(x=-2\)

Answer 10

you do not "factor" before you put everything on one side of the equal sign
it is
\[(x+2)^2=0\implies x=-2\] as you said