SOLUTION: how do you solve X(X-8)=0

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Question 291237: how do you solve X(X-8)=0
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use the zero product rule.
When a product of two factors equals zero, solve for each factor equaling zero.
X%28X-8%29=0
First factor:
X=0
Second factor:
X-8=0
X=8
The two solutions are then X=0 and X=8.