Given: z2 + 4z – 7 = 0
=> z2 + 4z = 7 … (1)
We make L.H.S. a perfect square by using
Third term
On adding 4 to both sides of equation (1), we get:
z2 + 4z + 4 = 7 + 4
=> z2 + 2 × z × 2 + (2)2 = 11
=> (z + 2)2 =
On taking square root of both sides, we get:
z + 2 =
=> z =
Thus, z =