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Hello, is it possible to have some help with this question? I don't quite understand the solution they are looking for.

Hello, is it possible to have some help with this question? I don't quite understand-example-1
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\begin{gathered} n=0 \\ n=-(7)/(2) \end{gathered}

Given:


7n(2n+7)=0

The Zero-Product Property states that ab = 0. Either a or b or both must be zero. In the given equation, we can set a and b as:

a = 7n

b = 2n + 7

We will then equate a = 0 and b = 0 to solve the equation.


\begin{gathered} a=0 \\ 7n=0 \\ (7n)/(7)=(0)/(7) \\ n=0 \\ --------- \\ b=0 \\ 2n+7=0 \\ 2n=-7 \\ (2n)/(2)=-(7)/(2) \\ n=-(7)/(2) \end{gathered}

Therefore, the solutions to the equation are:


\begin{gathered} n=0 \\ n=-(7)/(2) \end{gathered}

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