SOLUTION: How do you solve (x-4)(x+8)=0

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Question 744206: How do you solve (x-4)(x+8)=0
Answer by tommyt3rd(5050) About Me  (Show Source):
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We can use the zero product property:

(x-4)(x+8)=0 means
x-4=0 or x+8=0

so that x=4 or x=-8



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