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How do you simplify $- p (2 p - 8) - 5 p$ $-p(2p-8)-5p$ ?

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May 4, 2018

$p = \frac{3}{2}$ $p=3/2$

Explanation:

$- p ((2 p - 8) + 5) = 0$ $-p((2p-8)+5)=0$
$2 p - 8 + 5 = 0$ $2p-8+5=0$
$2 p - 3 = 0$ $2p-3=0$
$p = \frac{3}{2}$ $p=3/2$

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