SOLUTION: can you tell me which one of this two =to 0 and can you give me the whole work out how the answer came up to (4x+1) or 2x-7) thank you ,give me all of the work that came up with th

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Question 287219: can you tell me which one of this two =to 0 and can you give me the whole work out how the answer came up to (4x+1) or 2x-7) thank you ,give me all of the work that came up with thwanswer so that I can understand how the answer got there so I know what i'm doing wrong. thank you
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Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
can you tell me which one of this two =to 0 and can you give me the whole work out how the answer came up to (4x+1) or (2x-7) thank you ,give me all of the work that came up with thwanswer so that I can understand how the answer got there so I know what i'm doing wrong.
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Neither 4x+1 or 2x-7 is zero, unless you say it is.
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But, if 4x+1 = 0
then 4x = -1
and x = -1/4
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Similarly, if 2x-7 = 0
then 2x = 7
and x = 7/2
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Cheers,
Stan H.