Solve for x 3(2x-1)(x+5)=0

$3 (2 x - 1) (x + 5) = 0$

Step 1

If any individual factor on the left side of the equation is equal to $0$ , the entire expression will be equal to $0$ .

$2 x - 1 = 0$

$x + 5 = 0$

Step 2

Set $2 x - 1$ equal to $0$ and solve for $x$ .

Set $2 x - 1$ equal to $0$ .

$2 x - 1 = 0$

Solve $2 x - 1 = 0$ for $x$ .

Add $1$ to both sides of the equation.

$2 x = 1$

Divide each term in $2 x = 1$ by $2$ and simplify.

Divide each term in $2 x = 1$ by $2$ .

$\frac{2 x}{2} = \frac{1}{2}$

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{2 x}{2} = \frac{1}{2}$

Divide $x$ by $1$ .

$x = \frac{1}{2}$

Step 3

Set $x + 5$ equal to $0$ and solve for $x$ .

Set $x + 5$ equal to $0$ .

$x + 5 = 0$

Subtract $5$ from both sides of the equation.

$x = - 5$

Step 4

The final solution is all the values that make $3 (2 x - 1) (x + 5) = 0$ true.

$x = \frac{1}{2}, - 5$

Step 5

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$x = \frac{1}{2}, - 5$

Decimal Form:

$x = 0.5, - 5$