SOLUTION: 17x(16x-144)=0

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Question 648231: 17x(16x-144)=0
Answer by Algebraic(50) About Me  (Show Source):
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Original equation: 17x%2816x-144%29=0
Step 1: Distribute the '17x' to everything in the parenthesis
17x%2816x-144%29=0
272x%5E2+-+2448x+=0
Step 2: Factor out an 'x' from the equation
272x%5E2+-+2448x+=0
x%28272x+-+2448%29+=0
Step 3: Add '2448' to both sides so you can get '272x' by itself... also, drop the outer 'x' because that is automatically = 0... so, right now we know that one of our roots is x=0
%28272x+-+2448%29+=0
%28272x%29=2448
Step 4: Divide both sides by '272' to get 'x' by itself
%28272x%29=2448

So.. the roots of this equation are x=0 and x=9