SOLUTION: WHAT IS THE ANSWER YO XSQUARETIMES(2X+10)TIMES(X-5)=0

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Question 132045: WHAT IS THE ANSWER YO
XSQUARETIMES(2X+10)TIMES(X-5)=0
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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I think you are trying to represent x%5E2%282x%2B10%29%28x-5%29=0.

Use the idea that a%2Ab%2Ac=0 if and only if a = 0 or b = 0 or c = 0.

In your problem, x%5E2%282x%2B10%29%28x-5%29=0 if and only if x%5E2=0 or 2x%2B10=0 or x-5=0

If x%5E2=0, then x=0

If 2x%2B10=0, then 2x=-10, x=-5

If x-5=0, then x=5

So the solution set is {-5,0,5}, because any of these values when substituted for x will make the original equation a true statement.

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