Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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ISBN 10: 0-13446-914-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-13446-914-0

Chapter P - Section P.7 - Equations - Concept and Vocabulary Check - Page 105: 13

Answer

Fill the blank with $A=0$ or $B=0.$

Work Step by Step

Read "AB" as "the product of two numbers, A and B." If both are nonzero, their product is also nonzero. Therefore, if the product is zero, one or both of the numbers must be zero (this is the zero-product principle) Fill the blank with $A=0$ or $B=0.$
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