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Find the smallest root of the equation (x + 5)(x + 3) – (x + 5)(2x + 7) = 0


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(x + 5)(x + 3) – (x + 5)(2x + 7) = 0
→(x + 5)(x + 3 – [2x + 7]) = 0
→(x + 5)(-x – 4) = 0
→(x + 5)(x + 4) = 0
→x = -4 or -5.

So the smallest root is -5.

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