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Solve the equation
5
x
2
+
15
x
−
2
=
0
5 x^{2}+15 x-2=0
5
x
2
+
15
x
−
2
=
0
to the nearest tenth.
\newline
Answer:
x
=
x=
x
=
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Algebra 2
Solve exponential equations using common logarithms
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Q.
Solve the equation
5
x
2
+
15
x
−
2
=
0
5 x^{2}+15 x-2=0
5
x
2
+
15
x
−
2
=
0
to the nearest tenth.
\newline
Answer:
x
=
x=
x
=
Identify Equation Type:
Identify the type of equation.
\newline
We have a quadratic equation in the form
a
x
2
+
b
x
+
c
=
0
ax^2 + bx + c = 0
a
x
2
+
b
x
+
c
=
0
, where
a
=
5
a = 5
a
=
5
,
b
=
15
b = 15
b
=
15
, and
c
=
−
2
c = -2
c
=
−
2
.
Apply Quadratic Formula:
Apply the quadratic formula.
\newline
The quadratic formula is
x
=
−
b
±
b
2
−
4
a
c
2
a
x = \frac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac}}{2a}
x
=
2
a
−
b
±
b
2
−
4
a
c
. We will use this to find the values of
x
x
x
.
Substitute Values:
Substitute the values of
a
a
a
,
b
b
b
, and
c
c
c
into the quadratic formula.
x
=
−
(
15
)
±
(
15
)
2
−
4
(
5
)
(
−
2
)
2
(
5
)
x = \frac{{-(15) \pm \sqrt{{(15)^2 - 4(5)(-2)}}}}{{2(5)}}
x
=
2
(
5
)
−
(
15
)
±
(
15
)
2
−
4
(
5
)
(
−
2
)
Simplify Under Square Root:
Simplify under the square root.
\newline
x
=
−
15
±
225
+
40
10
x = \frac{{-15 \pm \sqrt{{225 + 40}}}}{10}
x
=
10
−
15
±
225
+
40
\newline
x
=
−
15
±
265
10
x = \frac{{-15 \pm \sqrt{265}}}{10}
x
=
10
−
15
±
265
Calculate Discriminant:
Calculate the discriminant (
265
\sqrt{265}
265
) and simplify the equation further.
\newline
x
=
−
15
±
265
10
x = \frac{-15 \pm \sqrt{265}}{10}
x
=
10
−
15
±
265
Find Possible Values:
Find the two possible values for
x
x
x
.
x
1
=
−
15
+
265
10
x_1 = \frac{{-15 + \sqrt{265}}}{{10}}
x
1
=
10
−
15
+
265
x
2
=
−
15
−
265
10
x_2 = \frac{{-15 - \sqrt{265}}}{{10}}
x
2
=
10
−
15
−
265
Calculate Numerical Values:
Calculate the numerical values for
x
1
x_1
x
1
and
x
2
x_2
x
2
.
x
1
≈
(
−
15
+
16.279
)
/
10
x_1 \approx (-15 + 16.279) / 10
x
1
≈
(
−
15
+
16.279
)
/10
x
1
≈
1.279
/
10
x_1 \approx 1.279 / 10
x
1
≈
1.279/10
x
1
≈
0.128
x_1 \approx 0.128
x
1
≈
0.128
x
2
≈
(
−
15
−
16.279
)
/
10
x_2 \approx (-15 - 16.279) / 10
x
2
≈
(
−
15
−
16.279
)
/10
x
2
≈
−
31.279
/
10
x_2 \approx -31.279 / 10
x
2
≈
−
31.279/10
x
2
≈
−
3.128
x_2 \approx -3.128
x
2
≈
−
3.128
Round Solutions:
Round the solutions to the nearest tenth.
\newline
x
1
≈
0.1
x_1 \approx 0.1
x
1
≈
0.1
\newline
x
2
≈
−
3.1
x_2 \approx -3.1
x
2
≈
−
3.1
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