use the product property to find the value of x that makes the following statement true: 2 • (x-3) =0
To find the value of x that makes the statement true, we can use the product property, which states that if the product of two numbers is zero, then at least one of the numbers must be zero.
In this case, the product is 2 • (x-3). The equation is equal to zero, so at least one of the numbers, 2 or (x-3), must be zero.
Setting 2 equal to zero gives us 2 = 0. However, this statement is not true, as 2 is not equal to zero.
Therefore, we set (x-3) equal to zero:
x - 3 = 0
Then, we can solve for x by adding 3 to both sides of the equation:
x = 3
The value of x that makes the statement true is x = 3.