document.write( "Question 984550: -2x+5 (x-1) \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "This is not an equation. Equations have equal signs.
\n" ); document.write( "What do you want to know about this?
\n" ); document.write( "State a specific question.
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\n" ); document.write( "If this were an equation, say:
\n" ); document.write( "(-2x+5)(x-1)=0
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\n" ); document.write( "To solve for x:
\n" ); document.write( "(-2x+5)(x-1)=0
\n" ); document.write( "-2x+5=0 OR x-1=0
\n" ); document.write( "-2x=-5 OR x=1
\n" ); document.write( "x=5/2 OR x=1
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\n" ); document.write( "To multiply out:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28-2x%2B5%29%28x-1%29=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"-2x%5E2%2B2x%2B5x-5=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"-2x%5E2%2B7x-5=0\"$
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