document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=242744>Question 242744</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help, can't find a good place to explain the process involved with solving.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x + 2)(x-2)(x+1)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a)the solution set is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b)solution is all real numbers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c)there is no solution<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x + 2)(x-2)(x+1)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a)the solution set is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b)solution is all real numbers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c)there is no solution<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the product of the 3 binomials is zero, one of them has to be zero.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2 = 0 --> x = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-2 = 0 --> x = +2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+1 = 0 --> x = -1<BR>\n" );
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