Question

xsquared+6x=0

Answer 1

\[x^{2} + 6x = 0\]

Answer 2

Please always include the directions when you post a problem. What are you looking for in this particular problem?

Can x^2+6x=0 be factored? If so, please factor it.

Answer 3

the topic is solving quadratics

Answer 4

Look at the two terms of your quadratic, on the left. What factor have they in common?

Answer 5

x

Answer 6

Good. Factor that out. x( ? ) = 0

Answer 7

is it x+ 6squared?

Answer 8

Factor x out of x^2. What do you get?
Factor x out of 6x. What do you get?
Factor x out of x^2+6x). What do you get?

Answer 9

Look at x^2+6x=0 again.
x is common to (is a factor of) both of the two terms on the left.
Factoring out x, we get x(x+6)=0.

Now solve this equation for x. You should end up with two solutions.