SOLUTION: I thought I knew how to do these but I obviously do not because I missed them on my homework assignment. Can someone explain this to me Solve: b^2 + b

SOLUTION: I thought I knew how to do these but I obviously do not because I missed them on my homework assignment. Can someone explain this to me Solve: b^2 + b - 6 = 0

Question 590962: I thought I knew how to do these but I obviously do not because I missed them on my homework assignment. Can someone explain this to me
Solve:
b^2 + b - 6 = 0
Found 2 solutions by scott8148, Earlsdon:
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
factoring ___ (b + 3)(b - 2) = 0

zero product: if the product is zero, then any (or all) of the factors may be zero

b + 3 = 0 ___ b = -3

b - 2 = 0 ___ b = 2
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Solve for b:
Factor the trinomial.
Apply the zero product rule:
or therefore:
or
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