McGraw Hill Glencoe Algebra 1, 2012
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Exercise 17 Page 535

To solve this equation, we will apply the Zero Product Property.

0, 14

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The equation is a factored polynomial, therefore we will apply the Zero Product Property to solve it.
y(y-14)=0
lcy=0 & (I) y-14=0 & (II)
ly_1=0 y_2=14

We found that the solutions to the given equation are y=0 and y=14. To check our answer, we will graph the given function y=x(x-14) using a calculator. Note that in the calculator we will use the variable x instead of y.

We can see that the x-intercepts are 0 and 14. Therefore, the solutions are correct.