If -6x² - 3x = 0, then what is x?

Answer 1

Hey! Lets solve this shall we ?

We notice a polynomial where the leading coefficient is negative. However, we can still factor it to solve for x!

So,

-6x²-3x = 0 turns into

-3x(2x+1) = 0 by factoring out a negative 3x. Then using the Zero-Product Property to make

-3x=0 and 2x+1=0..................Then we solve each one for x

x = 0 and x = (-1/2)

I hope this helped!

Answer 2

Factor out -3x to give you (-3x)( 2x+1)=0 so solutuions are

-3x=0 which gives us x=0

and

2x+1 = 0 2x=-1 x= -1/2

Solutions are x= 0, x= -1/2