Question

Find the values for x given the equation7. (x - 5) (x + 1) = 0

Answer 1

To find the values for x, we must identify the problems:

x - 5 = 0

x + 1 = 0

By applying inverse operations, we will find that 5 validates x’s value for the first equation, and -1 validates x’s value for the second equation.

x = 5, -1

Answer 2

Given the equation;

`(x-5)(x+1)=0`

Thus, the solution of the quadratic equation is;

`\begin{gathered} x-5=0,x+1=0 \\ \\ x=5,x=-1 \end{gathered}`