SOLUTION: -2x+5 (x-1)

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Question 984550: -2x+5 (x-1)
Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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This is not an equation. Equations have equal signs.
What do you want to know about this?
State a specific question.
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If this were an equation, say:
(-2x+5)(x-1)=0
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To solve for x:
(-2x+5)(x-1)=0
-2x+5=0 OR x-1=0
-2x=-5 OR x=1
x=5/2 OR x=1
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To multiply out:
%28-2x%2B5%29%28x-1%29=0
-2x%5E2%2B2x%2B5x-5=0
-2x%5E2%2B7x-5=0