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Solve for kk.\newline(k1)(k3)=0(k - 1)(k - 3) = 0\newlineWrite your answers as integers or as proper or improper fractions in simplest form.\newlinek=k = _____ or k=k = _____

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Q. Solve for kk.\newline(k1)(k3)=0(k - 1)(k - 3) = 0\newlineWrite your answers as integers or as proper or improper fractions in simplest form.\newlinek=k = _____ or k=k = _____
  1. Apply Zero Product Property: Apply the zero product property to the equation (k1)(k3)=0(k − 1)(k − 3) = 0. The zero product property states that if the product of two factors is zero, then at least one of the factors must be zero. Therefore, we set each factor equal to zero separately. k1=0k − 1 = 0 or k3=0k − 3 = 0
  2. Solve for k=1k = 1: Solve the first equation k1=0k - 1 = 0 for kk.\newlineAdding 11 to both sides of the equation gives us:\newlinek=1k = 1
  3. Solve for k=3k = 3: Solve the second equation k3=0k − 3 = 0 for kk.\newlineAdding 33 to both sides of the equation gives us:\newlinek=3k = 3

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