x² - 3x = 0 Take out common factor x x(x - 3) = 0 There are two factors, x and (x - 3). The zero-factor property tells us that either one can equal zero. If x = 0, then that's one solution. If x - 3 = 0, then x = 3 is a second solution. Answers: x = 0, and x = 3 Edwin