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OpenStudy (anonymous):

If (x + 5)(x - 2) = 18, then which of the following statements is true? x + 7 = 0 or x - 4 = 0 x + 5 = 0 or x - 2 = 0 x + 5 = 6 or x - 2 = 3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The second one. For a multiplication to be zero, one of the terms has to be zero.

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