SOLUTION: By the zero product property, if {{{(2x-1)(x-5)=0}}} then what does x equal?

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Question 1010231: By the zero product property, if %282x-1%29%28x-5%29=0 then what does x equal?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Then 2x-1 = 0 or x-5 = 0
so that
2x = 1
x = 1/2
or
x = 5