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Solve for uu.\newline(u3)(u+1)=0(u - 3)(u + 1) = 0\newlineWrite your answers as integers or as proper or improper fractions in simplest form.\newlineu=____u = \_\_\_\_ or u=____u = \_\_\_\_

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Q. Solve for uu.\newline(u3)(u+1)=0(u - 3)(u + 1) = 0\newlineWrite your answers as integers or as proper or improper fractions in simplest form.\newlineu=____u = \_\_\_\_ or u=____u = \_\_\_\_
  1. Apply Zero Product Property: Apply the zero product property to the equation (u3)(u+1)=0(u - 3)(u + 1) = 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. u3=0u - 3 = 0 or u+1=0u + 1 = 0
  2. Solve for u=3u = 3: Solve the first equation u3=0u - 3 = 0 for uu. Add 33 to both sides of the equation to isolate uu. u=3u = 3
  3. Solve for u=1u = -1: Solve the second equation u+1=0u + 1 = 0 for uu.\newlineSubtract 11 from both sides of the equation to isolate uu.\newlineu=1u = -1

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