SOLUTION: please help me solve this equation (2x-9)(x+8)=0

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Question 745939: please help me solve this equation (2x-9)(x+8)=0
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please help me solve this equation (2x-9)(x+8)=0
%282x-9%29%28x%2B8%29=0
2x%5E2%2B16x-9x-72=2x%5E2%2B7x-72
if you are ask to find the value of x just equate the two factor separately to zero, hence x={9/2,-8}