Note 6.

7 Solving 'Equations using the Zero Product Rule

A. Zero Product Rule
This rule states that if ab = 0, then it must be true that
either a = 0 or b = 0 or both a and b = O.

B. Steps for Solving Equations using the Zero Product Rule

1) Write the equation in the 'form: ax2 + bx + c == 0
2) Factor the equation completely
3) Set each factor equal to zero, and solve the equations.

c. Solve the quadratic equations

5
tsY ;).)( ~ -qx.- S

1) 2X2 -9x

==

'.

/\

-=-D,

C.Su..M.":.- q

2-)<"

L2>e 2.T)(.) +-l-\ox-C;') -::..C

)(..

0)(-\0

~U(

{><Ix'" _1/1. or

2) 4X2 + 24x
\~G c. F:

==

~)(

c:f

'

lfYzx+I-:=-D
-- \ -- I

D\

J)

-:;..

-=-a

x-5 =-c
r')

+~

2-><"='-- \
~
~

cF-'(0

+- ':-"S( 2..X't

l)r~

4)(

4xLX+(o)

~7

k=,53

l '2-)(. +-\)

l2.-x +-\ ") l x.- c;-)

- '5"
I

Sc>tu.-nO~

-;:;..

'2.y..2- T-x- \QK- 5 =- D

:;..7o.-c = 2.C-S) =-GJ

- \0

zpY' 2)(. 2..-'1 x. - S

= 0

>c+Co-==0

() I"

(f

G~

=-0

-(0 -v
or

cF V)

Solu-t\(){\~:

i)(

\ y-=o orx-=-rJ

Note 6.7 Solving Equations using the Zero Product Rule

..

3) 2y2 +-19y

11'l~L-

2.\( z..l\

V\.JL

C2~ 2. + ~'d ') rl\~~

l1.-'d+-~
'--

-~x-\\t>

it-7 2-B+D
-3?> ::--.3

-:::

t-24} =-D

+ ~l1.'-d+~) =-0

~ l2~+~)

- 4 x.-ll.
-lAX-~
==

+ ~ Lt -=- c)

-\x.-L\V'
-2.>(.-l4

~ )C.l2..
(o>c.'i

4) 5s2

;t~ 1. \-\ "J,y

2-~ 2...t- 3~ + \lo ~ +-~4

~L:= 2.LZ-4)@
~ g (su..y'(l ~\q ) .

-1){L.{c.l

37

-24

t \ 9tj t-d-.4 =- D

z..~ 6 c...F,~ V\J]

==

0 (

-0

~')

)( 'j +

kYI =--D
-f

\Q 4

~:;:.--;.

45

~~

l;Y'552.. - 45 -=-'0

'd~ -1>/7-

~
.
L .y I ~ -;. -3h

Of ~::-8

;'~GCF:5

5L~ G./\ -q

~/

1,/

')

-:::-

'5L~-t- ~ JL 5

-~)=-

c S + -~
:; -=--3
0

5:: -3
-(5=

5)

2L "Ie.)'=-~
\'1 ~

C'

-t-&=-0+3
<3>

oc - (S;:::.

3iJI

\~ \q ?

'-~ '1~

-2.)( -q,~

'b )(.(04
L\;~~~

fs\

2- k..Z

~r;Y

CSU-W\.=:
-28)

-\ x.-\'\?-

2~~

s~~~.o<

2.Jr\L + q

S~:3

(.Q

-\2.~ -\l9~

-}-C1to-=-0

:L"-l \L -(Q ) +- -\\ol ..-to)

-4x -4 r
-<o)(-.;~

l~-la")l

~'L-\lo

')

'6rJ/

0"-'::>\.1-\2r\~

-=-

/".

(,'...It.2. -I '2-t.-) +-L-llo ~ t-<Ho):= 0

-;x -~ y.

'? )(Rt1
\~'i.t\g

2k2 - 28k + 96 - 0

I~().L"

"'J(;~

'.

Ct-LP ') -=-

t-le

~~

~l \~~\oo,\L=

6<""

+-~

-=-a
.

k - tlo-=-o
t-l~

+ Itp

~ L ==- , (0

~)

,~

f'&

...

Note 6.7 Solving Equations using the Zero Product Rule

6) X3 -16x
\jVG-cF:

==

0
;1.-rd(f;.0 )0 C )( + 4 ~

)( X '2. ~\tD)'=-0
~

//'i-

-4-';
)C ::.-

x [x.+ Lt")lX.-L.() -=-a

7) 0

r(t l2m2-

- '3 ~ -

..

ta)

=-

<jY
7

~~-=-2C.-12-)
- 2~
-3x ~

-4" ~

lX-V.}

-\>tZq

-2.)(. \2-

~24)

L <;. u.m.-;.-t;)

2,.)( ~

\ So a \Y"~ j rac \-v<:ul .

-\ .- l

or

-I-~+?>

c5J

()

\'Y\

- 4-)

-; ~3>

cC '2-rM~=

0 r ~+-lo-::: D
-1c2 -(p

--

~;::.-\

~3

~-:t>-==-0

03

~-~~
4x-LP

-;::()

, !-rfI.2.+ ';m- ~rY1- t~

l!:l'ffl t t-3m")+-L-irY\~'2-2
MC.lW\t;~ L.t(l.tY\t-;)

tY\ (1..rn + ~ Jl

8) (3p+1)(p-3)(p+6)==
~+-\ -=-0

2.vn2.- Sm-I~
/'..

rn

~...

~
----

-4

2m3 -5m2 -12m

==

;)VGcrffVL

~ \hi

c-X-4==-0
+4 +- 4

~)

~ f I p~ _1/""or p?- 3 t;>"'P= -<.o~

-:;.-0
4-4 +~

"r >'"It
-<\:""-0

~~-~

-CtV0~-

?~/0
\ v1\~ 0

'"

-:YZ"~ Y>\~'6 -

.-

Note 6.7 Solving Equations using the Zero Product Rule

9) 4z(z + 3) = 4z + 5
\<;1d.ew

po.ro.y,.:l-~ ~

4-c.- L C: +--'3

i)...y 0..L '" IfL<2-2,;-)

LS.~Wl::

4 'l+5

- 1)( 2.0
~

~"t+~

4--e:
2- + I~ ~

-=-42::-+-S

-4c
4?-2-+

-4?-

q'l.

2..-)(-lO

-S=~

~9~

4z:-2.-Z.~ +-106 e- s=- a

CLlc~-~c) tL\Oc-s)~a
~"l;c..~c-,)...
5L~c--t)-::.-o
+-"JIl~e--iX

4-)/

\~

+- )0)(

-::: lOK+q

- \ 0 )(

-~

c-

'J-/ , ".. c>><

L~L

q "'" :..:;

l~-~

~
~

cE)

~~=--9;l.~

- 4-L

"

)L~ ~2-

'd ~ ")

4")

)(

:::1

! J( "-

"

---

- 3/S"00:= 3/5"3

2rj/

"3~~) +-(-4.3 +-1:;).)=()

.Q2=:. - S'

X-

3Y -4y+12==O

Y"C'3- 3)

19'"

2- '" S)<.", sX

0 "
-~

5x.+~oo;..D oC sx-~-::-u
- -3~~
.,..:; +3
~)(::'-3
6x::-~
-SS
~~ --&

S)'- 3) ~ 0

~Sl<

"t".

(5)( +-3j(

11) Y

;fd'/
/

- co= i)

').

9
-'1

-:::::

~~-~-~

../ ,.,

S
~

~--\/2.

~ <5)(

=a

d- '2:.t

0 c

.2.1: -:;:.
-'-=

~
.

- \0)(

:;te,-t-S)

;>'i!"-( -=-- 0
+l +1

10) ~-15~+ 2)= lOx + 9

~5KR

>,-S-

4c2.+\? J.-5"'-D

l )(.- z..0

-t..lx S

4~)~L\cC~)

tI

-=-u

~-3+ ~
-(8)

=-0

+-3

0(" ~+~:==..o

-~

or ~-:l-=:-Q

of':;l-\-~

~~

)Ltj -L)

-:::-a

lj

\~ :::3 0<-~ oC'.).3

Note 6.7 Solving Equations using the Zero Product Rule

12) (x-lXx+2)=18

J-

lr~por~
U-\')lL~'2-)
~
~

~L>() +-xl2)

)(

=\f(
-\C2.)

- -(~
~

)( 2. +-?-x - )(

..

=-\2

So t~t\

>L::.

-=-I~
--I'

- 'd- C

-::.D

13) (p + 2Xp + 3) = 1 - P
1 c...u..o. r-

ftp)

+- pL3)

('f2. + 3f
~

f2-

+-?-f'

+- <Sf

+f

\-f

+- 'Hr)

f?- + '?f
f?

-==-~

t-:ll~)

+- c

+-to
-\
+- S

x,:- L\

-=- -<;'

t- loft-

-=- \

'=-\
-I - f

-+-ff

- f'
f

o<J<.::o4j

~ =- a

V + ltf+..G )
-::-\-

c7Y\5.~

;...vpI F o..c..wr

~o_~..:\-~

lf~gE3)
.:::=t>

- S-

\~

?)c

Ig-/

;--

~+-5k-4J-=-u

t- -\~)t

'Il2-+~"'-

~Fo.-Ltur
z- + x-LO

-=-

Sol~~~o--(\~ '.
fo;.~\

~ f\

oC- f-;:'~~

f",_'OC(",SJ

.
f~ + tof + 5