Question

i need help with solving polynomialequations like so: (d-7)(d+4/3)=0

Answer 1

(a+b)(c+d)=ac+ad+bc+bd

Answer 2

but d is the same so how would d=c?

Answer 3

if d is a how could it be C?

Answer 4

d={7, -4/3}

Answer 5

do i distribute?

Answer 6

no, it's already factored

Answer 7

hmmm, ok, like this:
(x+y)(u+v)=xu+xv+yu+yv
apply this into your equation
x=d, y=-7, u=d, v=4/3

Answer 8

no way ttt, d can't equal -7, that makes the equality false!

Answer 9

im solving it it will =0 like this, (x-4)(X+2)=0 so x-4=0 and x+2=0

Answer 10

so x=4 or x=2

Answer 11

but i dont get it

Answer 12

what don't you get?

Answer 13

oh dear =))
d=7
d=-4/3
something wrong with my head just now lol

Answer 14

howdoes x=4 when it is x-4=0

Answer 15

if you add 4 to both sides of the equation x - 4 = 0 you get x = 4

Answer 16

so for my first equation d-7=0 and d+4/3=0?

Answer 17

exactly

Answer 18

exactly

Answer 19

what do i do from there i add -7 and 4/3 to each side?

Answer 20

no, you add 7 and subtract 4/3

Answer 21

thats what i meant thanks alot for your help tho

Answer 22

no problem

Answer 23

what would my answer be if they both =0 would it be d=0?

Answer 24

they both don't equal 0, only one at a time

Answer 25

wait so i do 4/3-d or 0

Answer 26

or 4/3-0*

Answer 27

?

Answer 28

what would i do -7+d or -7+0???

Answer 29

what? d is two distinct answers
d ={7, -4/3}

Answer 30

but if d-7=0 and d+4/3=0 what would i do then

Answer 31

hi people :P

Answer 32

samarrel?

Answer 33

that means that d has two solutions 7 and 4/3

Answer 34

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Answer 35

so thats my answer?

Answer 36

sam?

Answer 37

anyone?

Answer 38

(d-7)(d+4/3)=0
d-7=0, d=7 because 7-7=0
d+4/3=0, d=-4/3 because -4/3+4/3=0
which part don't you understand? dont make it too complicated.

Answer 39

wouldnt it be 7+7?

Answer 40

why would it be 7+7?
d=7, so you change letter d in the equation into number 7. you didn't touch the minus sign at all so how can it become +

Answer 41

because d-7=0 add 7 to each side right?

Answer 42

ohhh ok i get it if it = 0 than it would be corect right?

Answer 43

that's what people always do, I dont. why add more stuff? think this way. you have 7 on the right, now change it to the left. everytime you change side of anything, you change the sign. that number 7 on the left, you have - before it, so it's -7. now you move -7 to the left, you change the sign. So -7 on the right become +7 on the left. done

Answer 44

now try this, a-6+12=2, lets see if you get it right.

Answer 45

hmm

Answer 46

idk do i add 6 to each side?

Answer 47

no no, dont add anything, move it to the other side. what you have on the left? you have (-6) and (+12) right? so change the side. remember, CHANGE SIDE, CHANGE SIGN. (-6) from left to right become +6, +12 left to right be come -12.
can u do the rest now?

Answer 48

a-12=2+6?

Answer 49

that 12 there, why is it still on the left. It should be changed to the right to become -12.
a=2+6-12
like that
try another one
x+5-7=1
remember, if you change its side, also change its sign, if not, nothing happen

Answer 50

x=1-5+7?

Answer 51

absolutely right.
how about 5-9=7-x

Answer 52

-7+5-9=x

Answer 53

should be -x, because -x wasn't changed side, right?
-7+5-9=-x
u understand this part?

Answer 54

ohh ok yea

Answer 55

so I think you get it now.
back to the problem, you have d-7=0 or d+4/3=0
just do the same, change side, change sign.

Answer 56

0=7+d?

Answer 57

???
no, keep d in one side, push everything else to the other side, because you're finding d here.
do again?

Answer 58

ohh ok because im ffinding d it would be 0+7=d?

Answer 59

that's alright, but you just begin with this method, so try follow the rule
d-7=0
-7=-d (see, change side, change sign)
d=7 (again, change side, change sign)

Answer 60

if you move anything from left to right or right to left, change the sign that go with it.
eg. -7 on the left becomes 7 on the right
or x on the right, become -x on the left

Answer 61

oh ok

Answer 62

bla bla bla

Answer 63

d+4/3=0 ?
d=?

Answer 64

-4/3+0=d

Answer 65

my aint used to make me do this stuff for the whole day. she's a teacher

Answer 66

that's ok but you shouldn't do it that way because it could easily get wrong.
you have d+4/3=0
what you wanna find should be on the left, so d stay.
4/3 on the left, moved to the right, becomes -4/3
so d=-4/3

Answer 67

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Answer 68

what happend to 0?

Answer 69

lol, 0 is nothing, just thought it away. anything add up with 0 become itself.
right, can you solve this:
d-1/4+5=0
remember, d stay, everything else go.

Answer 70

throw* lol

Answer 71

d=-1/4-5?

Answer 72

you forgot to change sign of -1/4. can you see that mistake?

Answer 73

on the left, it's -1/4, so on the right, what should it be?

Answer 74

1/4-5

Answer 75

that's right.
I'm gonna go to sleep now, but try this last one first.
-4d+5-3+12=1-7d+2/3

remember bring all the d to the left and all the number to the right.
and do slowly step by step, no rush

Answer 76

1+4-5+3-12=d

Answer 77

not really, you know left and right right? (left)=(right)
look at the term d first,
we have -4d on the left, so keep it, -7d on the right, bring it to the left, change the sign, become 7d.
so on the left you have -4d+7d
on the right, there's 1 and 2/3, keep them. there're +5-3+12 on the left, bring them to the right, change sign, become -5+3-12
so the right: 1+2/3-5+3-12
then equation is
-4d+7d=1+2/3-5+3-12

compare these two:
-4d+5-3+12=1-7d+2/3 (origin)
-4d+7d=1+2/3-5+3-12 (after changing)

I'll put some brackets for clarity
-(4d) + 5 -3 +12 = 1 -(7d) +2/3 (origin)
-(4d) +(7d) = 1 +2/3 -5 +3 -12 (after changing)

Answer 78

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