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Exercise 42 Page 82

0, 2

Practice makes perfect

To solve the given equation, let's factor and solve using the Zero Product Property. At the end, we will check that our answer is correct.

Factoring

To begin, let's rewrite the equation with all the non-zero terms on the left-hand side. After that, we will proceed to factoring.
6x^2=12x
6x^2-12x=0
6x(x-2)=0

Solving

Now we can apply the Zero Product Property to solve.
6x(x-2)=0
lc6x=0 & (I) x-2=0 & (II)
lx=0 x-2=0
lx_1=0 x_2=2
The solutions for our equation are 0 and 2.

Checking

To check our answers, we will substitute them for x in the given equation. Let's start with x=0.
6x^2=12x
6( 0)^2? =12( 0)
6(0)? =12(0)
0=0 âś“
Since substituting and solving resulted in a true statement, we know that x=0 is a solution of the equation. Let's now check x=2.
6x^2=12x
6( 2)^2? =12( 2)
6(4)? =12(2)
24=24 âś“
This is also a true statement, so we know that x=2 is a solution of the equation.