SOLUTION: f(x)=x squared +6x Please explain, I don't get these.

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Question 70925: f(x)=x squared +6x Please explain, I don't get these.
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f(x)=x squared +6x Please explain, I don't get these.
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y = f(x)
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y = x^2 + 6x
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To solve for x let y = 0 and you have:
x^2 + 6x = 0
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Factor out the x and you have:
x(x + 6) = 0
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Set both factors to = 0, we will get two solutions
x = 0; is the 1st solution
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(x + 6); = 0
x = -6; subtracted 6 from both sides, th
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The two solutions are x = 0 and x = -6
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Substitute either solution into x^2 + 6x = 0; the equation is true
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