Question

Solve by factoring 8x^2 - 23x = 0X= ?

Answer 1

Given:

The equation is:

`8x^2-23x=0`

To find: x

Breaking the equation into factors,

`x(8x-23)=0`

Since the product of two terms is zero,then either of the two is zero .

Hence,either

`x=0\text{ or (8x-23)=0}`

Further solving,we get:

`\begin{gathered} 8x-23=0 \\ 8x=23 \\ x=(23)/(8) \end{gathered}`

The answer is: x=0 or x= 23/8

Or ,

`x=0\text{ or x=2}(7)/(8)`