Solve for x x^2+8x=0

$x^{2} + 8 x = 0$

Step 1

Factor $x$ out of $x^{2} + 8 x$ .

Factor $x$ out of $x^{2}$ .

$x \cdot x + 8 x = 0$

Factor $x$ out of $8 x$ .

$x \cdot x + x \cdot 8 = 0$

Factor $x$ out of $x \cdot x + x \cdot 8$ .

$x (x + 8) = 0$

Step 2

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

$x = 0$

$x + 8 = 0$

Step 3

Set $x$ equal to $0$ .

$x = 0$

Step 4

Set $x + 8$ equal to $0$ and solve for $x$ .

Set $x + 8$ equal to $0$ .

$x + 8 = 0$

Subtract $8$ from both sides of the equation.

$x = - 8$

Step 5

The final solution is all the values that make $x (x + 8) = 0$ true.

$x = 0, - 8$