Question

How do you solve `(s - 36) ( s + 16) = 0`?

Answer 1

Solution is `s=36` or `s=-16`.

Explanation:

`(s-36)(s+16)=0` shows that product of `(s-36)` and `(s+16)` is `0`

Hence, either `s-36=0` i.e. `s=36`

or `s+16=0` i.e `s=-16`

Hence, solution is `s=36` or `s=-16`.