Answer
$x = 0, -\frac{5}{2}$
Work Step by Step
We factor the expression, and then we set each factor equal to zero:
$5x = -2x^{2}$
$5x + 2x^{2} = 0$
$x(5+2x) = 0$
First Factor:
$x=0$
Second Factor:
$5 + 2x = 0$
$2x = -5$
$x = -\frac{5}{2}$
Elementary Algebra
by Kaufmann, Jerome; Schwitters, Karen;
Published by
Cengage Learning
ISBN 10:
1285194055
ISBN 13:
978-1-28519-405-9
Chapter 6 - Factoring, Solving Equations, and Problem Solving - 6.1 - Factoring by Using the Distributive Property - Problem Set 6.1 - Page 243: 79
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