document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=233174>Question 233174</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I really need help on learning how to use the Zero Product Property to solve problems like n^2+7n+6=0 ive had the flu so now im having to do all my make up work before i go back to school and i wasnt there for this lesson and i dont understand it all! Please help me. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #172112 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=172112\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> your answer is here:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Basically, if a * b = 0, then either a = 0 or b = 0 or both.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n^2+7n+6=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This can be factored to become:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(n+6) * (n+1) = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This means that either (n+6) must equal zero, or (n+1) must equal 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If n+6 = 0, this means that n = -6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If n+1 = 0, this means that n = -1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your answer is that n = -6 or n = -1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You then test these solutions in your original equation to see if they are true.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If n = -1, then n^2 + 7n + 6 = becomes (-1)^2 + 7*(-1) + 6 = 0 becomes 1 - 7 + 6 = 0 becomes 0 = 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the equation is true, n = -1 is a good answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If n = -6, then n^2 + 7n + 6 becomes (-6)^2 + 7(-6) + 6 = 0 becomes 36 - 42 + 6 = 0 becomes -6 + 6 = 0 becomes 0 = 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the equaion is true, n = -6 is a good answer also.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your answer is that n can be either -1 or -6 as long as there are no restrictions on whether n can be negative or not.  That depends on what n represents.  In this particular problem, it doesn't represent anything that can't be negative so your answer is valid.  \r<BR>\n" );
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