no, that's exactly right.cramya wrote:Ron,
Thanks!
Are we going with none i.e choice A) because I) and II) toegther is not listed as a choice.
abc-b^3=0;
b(ab-b^2) = 0(I can understand the dividing by b part we cant do since b cane be 0 but what about factoring it)
b=0 or ac = b^2
Is this wrong?? Please help me understand
but don't forget what the question prompt is asking: which of the following statements MUST be true?
since there are two factors, EITHER of the two solutions may be true - but neither one of them MUST be.
in other words, you know that either b = 0 or ac = b^2, as you wrote above. but the key word here is OR: if i give you either one of those statements individually, you don't know whether it's true.
always read the question prompt carefully!
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note in general, though: factoring is a very good opener in general on a problem like this. if you have a problem on which you're tempted to divide out a variable on both sides, just FACTOR IT OUT instead. that will save you from losing certain solutions.
Ron has been teaching various standardized tests for 20 years.
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