Solve the quadratic by factoring. x² + 4x +1=6
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x² + 4x + 1 = 6

Begin factoring by moving all terms to the left-hand side of the equation:

x² + 4x + 1 - 6 = 0

x² + 4x - 5 = 0

Factor by finding terms that SUM up to 4x and MULTIPLY into -5. We get:

(x + 5)(x - 1) = 0

Use the Zero-Product property to solve the quadratic equation:

x + 5 = 0

x = - 5

x - 1 = 0

x = 1

Therefore, the solutions are x = -5, 1.

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