Solution 2.3:3d
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| - | {{  | + | Because both terms, <math>x(x+3)</math> and <math>x(2x-9)</math>, contain the factor <math>x</math>, we can take out <math>x</math> from the left-hand side and collect together the remaining expression,  | 
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| - | {{  | + | {{Displayed math||<math>\begin{align}  | 
| + | x(x+3)-x(2x-9)  | ||
| + | &= x\bigl((x+3)-(2x-9)\bigr)\\[5pt]   | ||
| + | &= x(x+3-2x+9)\\[5pt]  | ||
| + | &= x(-x+12)\,\textrm{.}   | ||
| + | \end{align}</math>}}  | ||
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| + | The equation is thus  | ||
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| + | {{Displayed math||<math>x(-x+12) = 0</math>}}  | ||
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| + | and we obtain directly that the equation is satisfied if either <math>x</math> or <math>-x+12</math> is zero. The solutions to the equation are therefore <math>x=0</math> and <math>x=12</math>.  | ||
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| + | Here, it can be worth checking that <math>x=12</math> is a solution (the case   | ||
| + | <math>x=0</math> is obvious)  | ||
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| + | {{Displayed math||<math>\text{LHS} = 12\cdot (12+3) - 12\cdot (2\cdot 12-9) = 2\cdot 15 - 12\cdot 15 = 0 = \text{RHS.}</math>}}  | ||
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Because both terms, \displaystyle x(x+3) and \displaystyle x(2x-9), contain the factor \displaystyle x, we can take out \displaystyle x from the left-hand side and collect together the remaining expression,
| \displaystyle \begin{align}
 x(x+3)-x(2x-9) &= x\bigl((x+3)-(2x-9)\bigr)\\[5pt] &= x(x+3-2x+9)\\[5pt] &= x(-x+12)\,\textrm{.} \end{align}  | 
The equation is thus
| \displaystyle x(-x+12) = 0 | 
and we obtain directly that the equation is satisfied if either \displaystyle x or \displaystyle -x+12 is zero. The solutions to the equation are therefore \displaystyle x=0 and \displaystyle x=12.
Here, it can be worth checking that \displaystyle x=12 is a solution (the case \displaystyle x=0 is obvious)
| \displaystyle \text{LHS} = 12\cdot (12+3) - 12\cdot (2\cdot 12-9) = 2\cdot 15 - 12\cdot 15 = 0 = \text{RHS.} | 
