Exercise
$x^3+x^2-2x=0$
Step-by-step Solution
Learn how to solve equations problems step by step online. Solve the equation x^3+x^2-2x=0. Factor the polynomial x^3+x^2-2x by it's greatest common factor (GCF): x. Factor the trinomial \left(x^2+x-2\right) finding two numbers that multiply to form -2 and added form 1. Rewrite the polynomial as the product of two binomials consisting of the sum of the variable and the found values. Break the equation in 3 factors and set each factor equal to zero, to obtain simpler equations.
Solve the equation x^3+x^2-2x=0
Final answer to the exercise
$x=0,\:x=1,\:x=-2$