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Homework Statement
Solve for x
x(x-1)=0
Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
x = 0 and x = 1
what I am trying to understand is the logic behind the x=0?
could someone please explain that to me?
phinds said:How much is zero times ANYTHING ?
emergentecon said:Homework Statement
Solve for x
x(x-1)=0
adjacent said:[offtopic]
This is ##x^2-x=0##
hmm?
So ##x^2=x##
How is this possible?
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emergentecon said:
Are you dividing by x and x-1 to get the answer?
ChrisVer said:you have a number on the left, and a number on the right...
x(x-1) is a number, so is 0... and you want them to be equal...
when can x(x-1) be equal to 0?
you have two possibilities...
either x=0, so you will have 0*(0-1)=0*(-1)=0
or x=1, so you will have 1*(1-1)=1*0=0
so in both these cases you achieved what the equation asked for you x(x-1)=0
you didn't divide,multiply or anything...
It seems like you're going backwards here, going from x2 - x = 0 to x2 = x.adjacent said:This is ##x^2-x=0##
hmm?
So ##x^2=x##
How is this possible?
Mark44 said:It seems like you're going backwards here, going from x2 - x = 0 to x2 = x.
The OP already had the left side of the equation in factored form (i.e., x(x - 1) = 0). Expanding the left side and adding x to both sides doesn't buy you anything. The important principle here is that if the product of two numbers is zero, then one or the other of the numbers has to be zero.
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