Algebra Examples

$x = x (x - 5)$

Step 1

Simplify $x (x - 5)$ .

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Step 1.1

Apply the distributive property.

$x = x \cdot x + x \cdot - 5$

Step 1.2

Simplify the expression.

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Step 1.2.1

Multiply $x$ by $x$ .

$x = x^{2} + x \cdot - 5$

Step 1.2.2

Move $- 5$ to the left of $x$ .

$x = x^{2} - 5 x$

Step 2

Graph each side of the equation. The solution is the x-value of the point of intersection.

$x = 0, 6$

Step 3