document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=324208>Question 324208</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have been struggling with this problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x+6)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I just don't understand the steps to get the answer.  Can you show me step by step to solve this?  This problem was in a chapter for factoring.  The only directions for this problem was to solve.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #232016 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=232016\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%2AB=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%2AB=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (A times B equals zero), then either <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=B=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"B=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (or possibly both are zero)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So if <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%28x%2B6%29=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%28x%2B6%29=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B6=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B6=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Solve the second equation for 'x' (by subtracting 6 from both sides) to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the solutions are <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice how if you plug in either <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, at least one factor will go to zero and if you multiply everything out, everything goes to zero. </SPAN>\n" );
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