Question

Solve. (K+1)(k-5)=0
Explin how to solve ???

Answer 1

when 2 items are multiplied and the answer is 0 this means that either of them may be 0.
so we can write
k + 1 = 0 and k - 5 = 0

- therefore k = -1 from the first and k = 5 from the second equation

so the solution set is {-1 , 5}

Answer 2

Alright remember, if any individual factor on the left side of the equation is equal to 0, the entire expression will be equal to 0.
k+1=0
k-5=0
Set the first factor equal to 0 and solve
k=-1
Set the next factor equal to 0 and solve
k=5
The final solution is all the values that make (k+1)(k-5)=0 true.
k=-1, 5

Hope this helped you out :)