Given 25x^2 -10x = 0, which values of x will satisfy the equation? (Hint: Factor the polynomial into two terms, and find the values of x that will make each term 0.)

A. x = 0 and x = 5/2
B. x = 0 and x = 2/5
C. x = 0 and x = 2
D. x = 0 and x = 5

Question

Given 25x^2 -10x = 0, which values of x will satisfy the equation? (Hint: Factor the polynomial into two terms, and find the values of x that will make each term 0.)

A. x = 0 and x = 5/2
B. x = 0 and x = 2/5
C. x = 0 and x = 2
D. x = 0 and x = 5

cwrw238 · Answer

to factorise you need to find the GCF of 25x^2 and 10x.
Can you do that?

anonymous · Answer

I'm confused by the variables and the exponents..

anonymous · Answer

@cwrw238

cwrw238 · Answer

deal with the numbers first whats the GCF of 10 and 25?