Question

Solve x^2 – 2x – 15 = 0 using the zero product property.

Answer 1

You could just factor out the Trinomial and find the zeros of the equation,

x^2 - 2x -15 = (x - 5)(x + 3) = 0,

x - 5 = 0 and x + 3 = 0, so x = 5,-3 AKA answer choice C