SOLUTION: Please help answer. Explain the zero product property and how it is used to solve non linear equations?

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Explain the zero product property and how it is used to solve non linear equations?
Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The Zero Product Property
The Zero Product Property simply states that if , then either or (or ).
A product of factors is and one or more of the factors is zero.
This is particularly useful when solving quadratic equations.
Example:
Suppose you want to solve the equation

You can factor the left side as:

Now, by the zero product property, either
or ,
which means either or .
These are the two of the equation.

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