Tìm x :
a) \(x\left(x-5\right)-4x+20=0\)
\(\Leftrightarrow x^2-5x-4x+20=0\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\left(x^2-5x\right)-\left(4x-20\right)=0\)
\(\Leftrightarrow x\left(x-5\right)-4\left(x-5\right)=0\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\left(x-4\right)\left(x-5\right)=0\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\left[{}\begin{matrix}x-4=0\\x-5=0\end{matrix}\right.\Leftrightarrow\left[{}\begin{matrix}x=4\\x=5\end{matrix}\right.\)
b) \(x\left(x+6\right)-7x-42=0\)
\(\Leftrightarrow x^2+6x-7x-42=0\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\left(x^2+6x\right)-\left(7x+42\right)=0\)
\(\Leftrightarrow x\left(x+6\right)-7\left(x+6\right)=0\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\left(x-7\right)\left(x+6\right)=0\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\left[{}\begin{matrix}x-7=0\\x+6=0\end{matrix}\right.\Leftrightarrow\left[{}\begin{matrix}x=7\\x=-6\end{matrix}\right.\)
c) \(x^3-5x^2+x-5=0\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\left(x^3-5x^2\right)+\left(x-5\right)=0\)
\(\Leftrightarrow x^2\left(x-5\right)+\left(x-5\right)=0\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\left(x^2+1\right)\left(x-5\right)=0\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\left[{}\begin{matrix}x^2+1=0\\x-5=0\end{matrix}\right.\Leftrightarrow\left[{}\begin{matrix}x^2=-1\left(vôlí\right)\\x=5\end{matrix}\right.\)