(3x + 4)(x – 2)
how do I solve this?
I'm assuming you're solving for x?
Set each term in parentheses equal to 0, yielding:
~ 3x + 4 = 0
~ x - 2 = 0
Now isolate x and solve. For the first equation, this would be subtracting 4 from both sides, then dividing by three.
x = -4/3, 2