Case I : x≥−5 $\begin{aligned}
& x^2+5 x+2 x+12=0 \
& x^2+7 x+12=0 \
& x=-3,-4
\end{aligned}CaseII:-7 < \mathrm{x} < -5-x^2-5 x+2 x+14-2=0\begin{aligned}
& -x^2-3 x+12=0 \
& x=\frac{-3 \pm \sqrt{9+48}}{2} \
& =\frac{-3 \pm \sqrt{57}}{2} \
& x=\frac{-3-\sqrt{57}}{2}, \frac{-3+\sqrt{57}}{2} \text { (rejected) }
\end{aligned}CaseIII:\mathrm{x} \leq-7\begin{aligned}
& -x^2-5 x-2 x-14-2=0 \
& x^2+7 x+16=0 \
& D=49-64 < 0
\end{aligned}NosolutionsNo.ofsolutions=3$