How do you solve $x(x+15)=0$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-03-21T19:31:38

The solutions are $x=0$ or $x=-15$

A product will be zero if and only if one of the factors is zero.

In this example $x = 0$ or $(x+15) = 0$ giving us solutions $x=0$ or $x=-15$

How do you solve x(x+15)=0x(x+15)=0?