How do you solve #7x^2 - 14x = 0# by factoring?

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Answer 1 · 2015-08-12T06:25:13

The solutions are:
# color(blue)(x=0#

# color(blue)(x=2#

#7x^2−14x=0#

Here #color(blue)(7x# is common to both terms of the expression:

#color(blue)(7x)(x−2)=0#

Now we equate each of the two factors to zero , to find the solutions.

#7x=0 , color(blue)(x=0#

#x-2=0 , color(blue)(x=2#