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Question 1028785: can someone help answer these twin questions?? they don't make any sense, thanks
#1 Factor the expression on the left side of the equation. Then solve the equation.
x3 − 2x2 − 5x = 0

A. 0, -1 +/- sqrt 24
B. -5, 0, 3
C. 0, 1 +/- sqrt 6
D. 0, -1 +/- sqrt 6
#2 Factor the expression on the left side of the equation. Then solve the equation.
x6 + 128x3 + 4096 = 0

A. 4, 2 +/- 2i*sqrt 3
B. 4 multiplicity of 2, 2 +/- 2i*sqrt3 multiplicity of 2
C. -4, 2 +/- 2i*sqrt 3
D. - 4 multiplicity of 2, 2 +/- 2i*sqrt3 multiplicity of 2

Answer by ikleyn(52776) About Me  (Show Source):
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#1 Factor the expression on the left side of the equation. Then solve the equation.
x^3 - 2x^2 - 5x = 0

A. 0, -1 +/- sqrt 24
B. -5, 0, 3
C. 0, 1 +/- sqrt 6
D. 0, -1 +/- sqrt 6
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Factor:

x%2A%28x%5E2+-+2x+-5%29 = 0.

Solve the equation %28x%5E2+-+2x+-5%29 = 0. Apply the quadratic formula

x%5B1%2C2%5D = %282+%2B-+sqrt%284+%2B+4%2A5%29%29%2F2 = %282+%2B-+sqrt%2824%29%29%2F2 = %282+%2B-+2%2Asqrt%286%29%29%2F2 = 1+%2B-+sqrt%286%29.

The roots of the original equation are  0,  1+%2Bsqrt%286%29  and  1+-+sqrt%286%29.

The answer is option C.

#2 Factor the expression on the left side of the equation. Then solve the equation.
x6 + 128x3 + 4096 = 0
A. 4, 2 +/- 2i*sqrt 3
B. 4 multiplicity of 2, 2 +/- 2i*sqrt3 multiplicity of 2
C. -4, 2 +/- 2i*sqrt 3
D. - 4 multiplicity of 2, 2 +/- 2i*sqrt3 multiplicity of 2

Factor

x6+%2B+128x3+%2B+4096 = %28x%5E3+%2B+64%29%5E2.   (1)

Now solve  

%28x%5E3+%2B+64%29%5E2 = 0.        (2)

It is reduced to 

x%5E3+%2B+64%29 = 0,         (3)

x%5E3 = -64,

x%5B1%2C2%2C3%5D = -4,  %28-4%29%2A%28cos%282pi%2F3%29+%2B+i%2Asin%282pi%2F3%29%29,  %28-4%29%2A%28cos%282pi%2F3%29+-+i%2Asin%282pi%2F3%29%29,   or, which is the same 

-4,  %28-4%29%2A%28%28-1%2F2%29+%2B+i%2A%28sqrt%283%29%2F2%29%29,  %28-4%29%2A%28%28-1%2F2%29+-+i%2A%28sqrt%283%29%2F2%29%29,   or,  which is the same again

-4,  2+%2B-+2i%2Asqrt%283%29.     (4).


Thus the solution of (3) are the roots (4).

Hence, the solution of (1) are the roots listed under the option D)