2p^3 = 2p(p + 2)
2p^3-2p(p+2)=0
2p(p^2-p-2)=0
2p(p-2)(p+1)
p=0
p-2=0
p=2
p+1=0
p=-1
roots are
p=0, 2, -1
2006-11-26 15:23:26
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answer #1
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answered by yupchagee 7
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You can see immediately that p=0 is a solution.
Put in standard form:
2p^3 -2p(p+2) = 0
p(2p^2-2p-4) = 0
so p=0 is a solution, now factor the quadratic, pull out a 2 first
p^2-p-2 = 0 , roots -2, 1
(p-2)(p+1)
Thus the complete factorization is
p(p-2)(p-1)=0
2006-11-26 15:25:18
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answer #2
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answered by modulo_function 7
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2p^3 = 2p(p + 2)
2p^3 = 2p^2 + 4p
Bring all of the numbers to one side.
2p^3 - 2p^2 - 4p = 0
Factor out 2p.
2p(p^2 - p - 2) = 0
Simplify the equation.
2p(p - 2)(p + 1) = 0
Therefore,
2p = 0 or p - 2 = 0 or p + 1 = 0
p = 0 or p = 2 or p = -1
In short,
p = 0, 2, -1
2006-11-26 15:27:15
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answer #3
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answered by Anonymous
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it rather is a appropriate sq. trinomial easily. you will discover ways to acknowledge those the greater you practice polishing off the sq.. x^2 - 2x + one million = 0 (x - one million)^2 = 0 From right here, take the sq. root of the two facets. The sq. root of 0 is plus or minus 0, yet +0 and -0 are the comparable, so x - one million = 0 x = one million
2016-12-17 16:51:49
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answer #4
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answered by ? 3
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