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I can't seem to solve this question, it's obvious it can = 0 but is there another answer?

2007-05-26 09:19:09 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

13 answers

First: factor the expression - find the least common factor.

x^2 + x = 0

x(x + 1) = 0

Sec: solve the "x" variables..

1. x = 0

2. x + 1 = 0 > subtract 1 from both sides (when you move a term to the opposite side, always use the opposite sign).

x + 1 - 1 = 0 - 1
x = 0 - 1
x = - 1

Solution: 0, -1

2007-05-26 13:16:58 · answer #1 · answered by ♪♥Annie♥♪ 6 · 1 0

x^2+x=0

x ( x + 1 ) = 0

x = 0 and x + 1 = 0
x = - 1

x=0 and -1

2007-05-26 10:43:53 · answer #2 · answered by muhamed a 4 · 0 0

x=0

2007-05-26 09:30:25 · answer #3 · answered by Andrew N 2 · 0 0

X^2+x=0
x(x+1)=0
x=0,-1answers

2007-05-26 09:21:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Yes there is another answer.

x^2+x=0 is a quadratic equation, that means there are two values for x.

if you factor out the x, you'll get

x(x+1)=0

since this is multiplication, and the product is given as 0, one of the factors is 0, too

so it's either

x=0

or the other

x+1=0 a.k.a. x=-1

Hope, I helped.

2007-05-26 09:27:13 · answer #5 · answered by dizzy 2 · 0 0

x^2+x=0

x(x+1)=0

x+1=0 or x=0#
x=-1#

2007-05-29 19:13:02 · answer #6 · answered by jackleynpoll 3 · 0 0

x(X+1)=0 . ... this quadratic equation x hav 2 possible answer
for x=0, true
for x+1=0 , x= -1 true

good luck to try understand the concept of quadratic

2007-05-26 09:45:00 · answer #7 · answered by jimmy 1 · 0 0

x^2 + x = 0
(-1)^2 + (-1) = 0

so,
x = -1

2007-05-26 09:47:43 · answer #8 · answered by Damian G 1 · 0 0

it is only 0

just plug in some numbers and see the pattern

x = 1
1^2 + 1 = 3

x = 2
2^2 +2 = 6

x = 3
3^2 + 3 = 12

as you can see the numbers get bigger as x increases

x = -1
-1^2 + (-1) = 1

x = -2
-2^2 + (-2) = 2

x = 3
-3^2 + (-3) = 6

x also gets bigger as the numbers get smaller

2007-05-26 09:27:54 · answer #9 · answered by jake 5 · 0 0

use the formula (-b +/- sqrt(b^2-4ac))/2a

(-1 + sqrt(1-0))/2 = 0/2 = 0

(-1 - sqrt(1-0))/2 = -2/2 = -1

these are the zeros of your function: 0 and -1


byebye!!!

2007-05-26 09:22:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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