SOLUTION: c^2-6c=0 how do you solve this quadratic equation?

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Question 171867: c^2-6c=0 how do you solve this quadratic equation?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Start with the given equation


Factor out the GCF "c"


Now set each factor equal to zero:

or


or Now solve for c in each case


So the answers are

or


Notice if we graph (just replace c with x) we can see that the roots are and . So this visually verifies our answer.




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