Solution - Quadratic equations

Reformatting the input :

Changes made to your input should not affect the solution:

(1): "0.5" was replaced by "(5/10)".

Rearrange:

Rearrange the equation by subtracting what is to the right of the equal sign from both sides of the equation :

                -(5/10)*x^2+40*x-300-(50)=0 

Step by step solution :

Step  1  :

            1
 Simplify   —
            2

Equation at the end of step  1  :

           1                            
  (((0 -  (— • x2)) +  40x) -  300) -  50  = 0 
           2                            

Step  2  :

Equation at the end of step  2  :

          x2                     
  (((0 -  ——) +  40x) -  300) -  50  = 0 
          2                      

Step  3  :

Rewriting the whole as an Equivalent Fraction :

 3.1   Adding a whole to a fraction

Rewrite the whole as a fraction using  2  as the denominator :

           40x     40x • 2
    40x =  ———  =  ———————
            1         2   

Equivalent fraction : The fraction thus generated looks different but has the same value as the whole

Common denominator : The equivalent fraction and the other fraction involved in the calculation share the same denominator

Adding fractions that have a common denominator :

 3.2       Adding up the two equivalent fractions
Add the two equivalent fractions which now have a common denominator

Combine the numerators together, put the sum or difference over the common denominator then reduce to lowest terms if possible:

 -x2 + 40x • 2     80x - x2
 —————————————  =  ————————
       2              2    

Equation at the end of step  3  :

   (80x - x2)            
  (—————————— -  300) -  50  = 0 
       2                 

Step  4  :

Rewriting the whole as an Equivalent Fraction :

 4.1   Subtracting a whole from a fraction

Rewrite the whole as a fraction using  2  as the denominator :

           300     300 • 2
    300 =  ———  =  ———————
            1         2   

Step  5  :

Pulling out like terms :

 5.1     Pull out like factors :

   80x - x²  =   -x • (x - 80) 

Adding fractions that have a common denominator :

 5.2       Adding up the two equivalent fractions

 -x • (x-80) - (300 • 2)     -x2 + 80x - 600
 ———————————————————————  =  ———————————————
            2                       2       

Equation at the end of step  5  :

  (-x2 + 80x - 600)    
  ————————————————— -  50  = 0 
          2            

Step  6  :

Rewriting the whole as an Equivalent Fraction :

 6.1   Subtracting a whole from a fraction

Rewrite the whole as a fraction using  2  as the denominator :

          50     50 • 2
    50 =  ——  =  ——————
          1        2   

Step  7  :

Pulling out like terms :

 7.1     Pull out like factors :

   -x² + 80x - 600  =   -1 • (x² - 80x + 600) 

Trying to factor by splitting the middle term

 7.2     Factoring  x² - 80x + 600 

The first term is,  x²  its coefficient is  1 .
The middle term is,  -80x  its coefficient is  -80 .
The last term, "the constant", is  +600 

Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant   1 • 600 = 600 

Step-2 : Find two factors of  600  whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is   -80 .

For tidiness, printing of 42 lines which failed to find two such factors, was suppressed

Observation : No two such factors can be found !!
Conclusion : Trinomial can not be factored

Adding fractions that have a common denominator :

 7.3       Adding up the two equivalent fractions

 (-x2+80x-600) - (50 • 2)     -x2 + 80x - 700
 ————————————————————————  =  ———————————————
            2                        2       

Step  8  :

Pulling out like terms :

 8.1     Pull out like factors :

   -x² + 80x - 700  =   -1 • (x² - 80x + 700) 

Trying to factor by splitting the middle term

 8.2     Factoring  x² - 80x + 700 

The first term is,  x²  its coefficient is  1 .
The middle term is,  -80x  its coefficient is  -80 .
The last term, "the constant", is  +700 

Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant   1 • 700 = 700 

Step-2 : Find two factors of  700  whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is   -80 .

Step-3 : Rewrite the polynomial splitting the middle term using the two factors found in step 2 above,  -70  and  -10 
                     x² - 70x - 10x - 700

Step-4 : Add up the first 2 terms, pulling out like factors :
                    x • (x-70)
              Add up the last 2 terms, pulling out common factors :
                    10 • (x-70)
Step-5 : Add up the four terms of step 4 :
                    (x-10)  •  (x-70)
             Which is the desired factorization

Equation at the end of step  8  :

  (10 - x) • (x - 70)
  ———————————————————  = 0 
           2         

Step  9  :

When a fraction equals zero :

 9.1    When a fraction equals zero ...

Where a fraction equals zero, its numerator, the part which is above the fraction line, must equal zero.

Now,to get rid of the denominator, Tiger multiplys both sides of the equation by the denominator.

Here's how:

  (10-x)•(x-70)
  ————————————— • 2 = 0 • 2
        2      

Now, on the left hand side, the  2  cancels out the denominator, while, on the right hand side, zero times anything is still zero.

The equation now takes the shape :
   (10-x)  •  (x-70)  = 0

Theory - Roots of a product :

 9.2    A product of several terms equals zero. 

 When a product of two or more terms equals zero, then at least one of the terms must be zero. 

 We shall now solve each term = 0 separately 

 In other words, we are going to solve as many equations as there are terms in the product 

 Any solution of term = 0 solves product = 0 as well.

Solving a Single Variable Equation :

 9.3      Solve  :    -x+10 = 0 

 Subtract  10  from both sides of the equation : 
                      -x = -10
Multiply both sides of the equation by (-1) :  x = 10

Solving a Single Variable Equation :

 9.4      Solve  :    x-70 = 0 

 Add  70  to both sides of the equation : 
                      x = 70

Supplement : Solving Quadratic Equation Directly

Solving    x2-80x+700  = 0   directly 

Earlier we factored this polynomial by splitting the middle term. let us now solve the equation by Completing The Square and by using the Quadratic Formula

Parabola, Finding the Vertex :

 10.1      Find the Vertex of   y = x²-80x+700

Parabolas have a highest or a lowest point called the Vertex .   Our parabola opens up and accordingly has a lowest point (AKA absolute minimum) .   We know this even before plotting  "y"  because the coefficient of the first term, 1 , is positive (greater than zero). 

 Each parabola has a vertical line of symmetry that passes through its vertex. Because of this symmetry, the line of symmetry would, for example, pass through the midpoint of the two  x -intercepts (roots or solutions) of the parabola. That is, if the parabola has indeed two real solutions. 

 Parabolas can model many real life situations, such as the height above ground, of an object thrown upward, after some period of time. The vertex of the parabola can provide us with information, such as the maximum height that object, thrown upwards, can reach. For this reason we want to be able to find the coordinates of the vertex. 

 For any parabola,Ax²+Bx+C,the  x -coordinate of the vertex is given by  -B/(2A) . In our case the  x  coordinate is  40.0000  

 Plugging into the parabola formula  40.0000  for  x  we can calculate the  y -coordinate : 
  y = 1.0 * 40.00 * 40.00 - 80.0 * 40.00 + 700.0
or   y = -900.000

Parabola, Graphing Vertex and X-Intercepts :

Root plot for :  y = x²-80x+700
Axis of Symmetry (dashed)  {x}={40.00} 
Vertex at  {x,y} = {40.00,-900.00} 
 x -Intercepts (Roots) :
Root 1 at  {x,y} = {10.00, 0.00} 
Root 2 at  {x,y} = {70.00, 0.00} 

Solve Quadratic Equation by Completing The Square

 10.2     Solving   x²-80x+700 = 0 by Completing The Square .

 Subtract  700  from both side of the equation :
   x²-80x = -700

Now the clever bit: Take the coefficient of  x , which is  80 , divide by two, giving  40 , and finally square it giving  1600 

Add  1600  to both sides of the equation :
  On the right hand side we have :
   -700  +  1600    or,  (-700/1)+(1600/1) 
  The common denominator of the two fractions is  1   Adding  (-700/1)+(1600/1)  gives  900/1 
  So adding to both sides we finally get :
   x²-80x+1600 = 900

Adding  1600  has completed the left hand side into a perfect square :
   x²-80x+1600  =
   (x-40) • (x-40)  =
  (x-40)²
Things which are equal to the same thing are also equal to one another. Since
   x²-80x+1600 = 900 and
   x²-80x+1600 = (x-40)²
then, according to the law of transitivity,
   (x-40)² = 900

We'll refer to this Equation as  Eq. #10.2.1  

The Square Root Principle says that When two things are equal, their square roots are equal.

Note that the square root of
   (x-40)²   is
   (x-40)^2/2 =
  (x-40)¹ =
   x-40

Now, applying the Square Root Principle to  Eq. #10.2.1  we get:
   x-40 = √ 900

Add  40  to both sides to obtain:
   x = 40 + √ 900

Since a square root has two values, one positive and the other negative
   x² - 80x + 700 = 0
   has two solutions:
  x = 40 + √ 900
   or
  x = 40 - √ 900

Solve Quadratic Equation using the Quadratic Formula

 10.3     Solving    x²-80x+700 = 0 by the Quadratic Formula .

 According to the Quadratic Formula,  x  , the solution for   Ax²+Bx+C  = 0  , where  A, B  and  C  are numbers, often called coefficients, is given by :
                                     
            - B  ±  √ B²-4AC
  x =   ————————
                      2A

  In our case,  A   =     1
                      B   =   -80
                      C   =  700

Accordingly,  B²  -  4AC   =
                     6400 - 2800 =
                     3600

Applying the quadratic formula :

               80 ± √ 3600
   x  =    ——————
                      2

Can  √ 3600 be simplified ?

Yes!   The prime factorization of  3600   is
   2•2•2•2•3•3•5•5 
To be able to remove something from under the radical, there have to be  2  instances of it (because we are taking a square i.e. second root).

√ 3600   =  √ 2•2•2•2•3•3•5•5   =2•2•3•5•√ 1   =
                ±  60 • √ 1   =
                ±  60

So now we are looking at:
           x  =  ( 80 ± 60) / 2

Two real solutions:

x =(80+√3600)/2=40+30= 70.000

or:

x =(80-√3600)/2=40-30= 10.000

Two solutions were found :

1.  x = 70
2.  x = 10