document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1030563>Question 1030563</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Why cant you solve x(x + 5) = 24 by solving x = 24 and x + 5 = 24?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What makes this not possible? Thanks. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #645405 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=645405\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The two last statements are wrong.  You are trying to relate two factors, unknown ones, to 24.  What happens if you try to evaluate x+5=25 using x=24?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2824%29%2B5=24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2824%29%2B5=24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Very clearly false.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The goal would be solve for the variable, x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%28x%2B5%29=24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%28x%2B5%29=24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and you may expect two integers to give the product 24.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B5x-24=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B5x-24=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Is this factorable?  If yes, THEN YOU COULD USE ZERO PRODUCT RULE.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Obviously the two possible solutions for x are  3  or  -8. </SPAN>\n" );
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