Question

Find the values of x that make the following equation equal zero:  (x+4)(x−2)=0

Answer 1

To find the values of x that makes the equation equal to zero, we set each factor equal to zero and solve for x:

x + 4 = 0 or x - 2 = 0

Solving for x in the first equation by subtracting 4 from both sides:
x = -4

Solving for x in the second equation by adding 2 to both sides:
x = 2

Therefore, the values of x that make the equation equal to zero are x = -4 and x = 2.