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What is 3x^3+21x^2+30x=0?

User Radek
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look in the attached file
x=0, -5, -2
What is 3x^3+21x^2+30x=0?-example-1
User Austin Adams
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3x³ + 21x² + 30x = 0
3x(x²) + 3x(7x) + 3x(10) = 0
3x(x² + 7x + 10) = 0
3x(x² + 5x + 2x + 10) = 0
3x(x(x) + x(5) + 2(x) + 2(5)) = 0
3x(x(x + 5) + 2(x + 5)) = 0
3x(x + 2)(x + 5) = 0
3x = 0 or x + 2 = 0 or x + 5 = 0
3 3 - 2 - 2 - 5 - 5
x = 0 or x = -2 or x = -5

Solution Set: {0, -2, -5}
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