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Zero Product Property in Arithmetic

Multiplying any number by zero always gives zero, so a product can only be zero when one of its factors is. A learner afterwards can predict the result of any multiplication involving zero and use it to rule out impossible equations.

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The Zero Product Property in Algebra

The zero product property states that if the product of two (or more) factors equals zero, then at least one of the factors must itself equal zero, since multiplying anything by zero yields zero. Thi…