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Solve the equation $\left(x+1\right)\left(x-2\right)=0$

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Final Answer

$x=2,\:x=-1$
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Step-by-step Solution

Problem to solve:

$\left(x+1\right)\left(x-2\right)=0$

Specify the solving method

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Break the equation in factors and set each equal to zero, to obtain

$x-2=0,\:x+1=0$
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Solve the equation ($1$)

$x-2=0$
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We need to isolate the dependent variable $x$, we can do that by subtracting $-2$ from both sides of the equation

$x=2$
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Solve the equation ($2$)

$x+1=0$
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We need to isolate the dependent variable $x$, we can do that by subtracting $1$ from both sides of the equation

$x=-1$
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Combining all solutions, the $2$ solutions of the equation are

$x=2,\:x=-1$

Final Answer

$x=2,\:x=-1$

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sinh
cosh
tanh
coth
sech
csch

asinh
acosh
atanh
acoth
asech
acsch

How to improve your answer:

$\left(x+1\right)\left(x-2\right)=0$

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