SOLUTION: Solve by using principle of 0 products. t(t+5)=0 Thanks

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Question 123859: Solve by using principle of 0 products.
t(t+5)=0
Thanks
Answer by johnnico6426(16) About Me  (Show Source):
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t%28t%2B5%29=0
Since the zero product property says that in a linear equation ax + b = 0 in the real numbers, where a is non-zero, we factorize by a to give a(x + b/a) = 0. By the zero-product property, since a is not zero, we conclude that x + b/a = 0, which implies that x = −b/a. In other words, we solve the equation by assuming that a part of the equation is not there.For example, the zero product property dictates that t=0 and %28t%2B5%29=0 has the solution of t=-5.