Question

Which of the following is a solution of x2 + 2x + 4?

Answer 1

Answer:

−1 + i times the square root of 3

is the answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given is a quadratic equation in x

$x^2+2x+4\\= x^2+2x+1+3\\=(x+1)^2+3$

using completion of squares method

Equate to 0

$(x+1)^2+3 =0\\(x+1)^2 = -3$

Take square root

$(x+1) = \sqrt{-3} =±i\sqrt{3}$

Subtract one from both sides

x = [/tex]-1±i\sqrt{3}[/tex]

The last option namely

−1 + i times the square root of 3 only matches with our answre

Hence last option is right.