document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=564735>Question 564735</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the product of two numbers is zero, what can happen? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #365500 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=365500\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let a be one of the numbers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let b be the other of the numbers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "your equation is a * b is equal to 0.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "assume a is equal to 0 and be is equal to any other number except 0.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "your equation becomes 0 * b = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "assume b is equal to 0 and a is equal to any other number except 0.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "your equation becomes a * 0 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "assume both a and b are equal to 0.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "your equation becomes 0 * 0 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "your product will be equal to zero in all cases.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "at least one of the numbers has to be equal to 0.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "both can also be equal to 0.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the value of the number that is not equal to 0 can be anything because anything * 0 will always equal 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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