Finite Math Examples

$f (x) = x (x + 2) (x + 1) (x - 2)$

Step 1

Set $x (x + 2) (x + 1) (x - 2)$ equal to $0$ .

$x (x + 2) (x + 1) (x - 2) = 0$

Step 2

Solve for $x$ .

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Step 2.1

If any individual factor on the left side of the equation is equal to $0$ , the entire expression will be equal to $0$ .

$x = 0$

$x + 2 = 0$

$x + 1 = 0$

$x - 2 = 0$

Step 2.2

Set $x$ equal to $0$ .

$x = 0$

Step 2.3

Set $x + 2$ equal to $0$ and solve for $x$ .

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Step 2.3.1

Set $x + 2$ equal to $0$ .

$x + 2 = 0$

Step 2.3.2

Subtract $2$ from both sides of the equation.

$x = - 2$

Step 2.4

Set $x + 1$ equal to $0$ and solve for $x$ .

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Step 2.4.1

Set $x + 1$ equal to $0$ .

$x + 1 = 0$

Step 2.4.2

Subtract $1$ from both sides of the equation.

$x = - 1$

Step 2.5

Set $x - 2$ equal to $0$ and solve for $x$ .

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Step 2.5.1

Set $x - 2$ equal to $0$ .

$x - 2 = 0$

Step 2.5.2

Add $2$ to both sides of the equation.

$x = 2$

Step 2.6

The final solution is all the values that make $x (x + 2) (x + 1) (x - 2) = 0$ true.

$x = 0, - 2, - 1, 2$

Step 3