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2p^3 = 2p(p + 2)

2006-11-26 15:17:44 · 4 answers · asked by tigertank702 1 in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

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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 · answer #1 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 16 0

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 · answer #2 · answered by modulo_function 7 · 0 0

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 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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2016-12-17 16:51:49 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0 0

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