How do you find the solution to the quadratic equation $s^{2} - s = 0$ $s^2-s=0$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-05-06T15:56:27

Extract the common factor from each term:
$s^{2} - s = 0$ $s^2-s=0$
implies $(s) (s - 1) = 0$ $(s)(s-1)=0$

Either $s = 0$ $s=0$
or $s - 1 = 0 \to s = 1$ $s-1=0 " " rarr s=1$

How do you find the solution to the quadratic equation s^2-s=0s2−s=0s^2-s=0?