document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=373971>Question 373971</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> help me solve this, please. 7x+x(x-5)=0.  I'm not sure what to put in place of the x </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "7x+x^2-5x=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 2x = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x+2) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Setting each term on the left to zero we get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = {0, -2} </SPAN>\n" );
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