Question

X squared plus 5 x equals zero

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

$x^{2} + 5x = 0$

On the left-hand side of the equation, both terms have a common factor of $x$, so we can pull that out:

$x(x + 5) = 0$

We can now create two equations from this to solve for $x$:

$x = 0$

$x + 5 = 0$

The first equation doesn't need any further work, but the second equation can be reduced by substracting $5$ from both sides to get $x$ by itself on the left-hand side:

$x = -5$

Therefore, the two solutions to the problem are $x = 0, -5$