Solution - Adding, subtracting and finding the least common multiple

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Step by step solution :

Step  1  :

             1
 Simplify   ——
            50

Equation at the end of step  1  :

      6          1
  ((————•(a2))-(——•a))-125  = 0 
    1000        50
 Step  2  :
             3 
 Simplify   ———
            500

Equation at the end of step  2  :

     3            a     
  ((——— • a2) -  ——) -  125  = 0 
    500          50     

Step  3  :

Equation at the end of step  3  :

   3a2     a     
  (——— -  ——) -  125  = 0 
   500    50     

Step  4  :

Calculating the Least Common Multiple :

 4.1    Find the Least Common Multiple

      The left denominator is :       500 

      The right denominator is :       50 

      Least Common Multiple:
      500 

Calculating Multipliers :

 4.2    Calculate multipliers for the two fractions


    Denote the Least Common Multiple by  L.C.M 
    Denote the Left Multiplier by  Left_M 
    Denote the Right Multiplier by  Right_M 
    Denote the Left Deniminator by  L_Deno 
    Denote the Right Multiplier by  R_Deno 

   Left_M = L.C.M / L_Deno = 1

   Right_M = L.C.M / R_Deno = 10

Making Equivalent Fractions :

 4.3      Rewrite the two fractions into equivalent fractions

Two fractions are called equivalent if they have the same numeric value.

For example :  1/2   and  2/4  are equivalent,  y/(y+1)²   and  (y²+y)/(y+1)³  are equivalent as well.

To calculate equivalent fraction , multiply the Numerator of each fraction, by its respective Multiplier.

   L. Mult. • L. Num.      3a2
   ——————————————————  =   ———
         L.C.M             500

   R. Mult. • R. Num.      a • 10
   ——————————————————  =   ——————
         L.C.M              500  

Adding fractions that have a common denominator :

 4.4       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:

 3a2 - (a • 10)     3a2 - 10a
 ——————————————  =  —————————
      500              500   

Equation at the end of step  4  :

  (3a2 - 10a)    
  ——————————— -  125  = 0 
      500        

Step  5  :

Rewriting the whole as an Equivalent Fraction :

 5.1   Subtracting a whole from a fraction

Rewrite the whole as a fraction using  500  as the denominator :

           125     125 • 500
    125 =  ———  =  —————————
            1         500   

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

Step  6  :

Pulling out like terms :

 6.1     Pull out like factors :

   3a² - 10a  =   a • (3a - 10) 

Adding fractions that have a common denominator :

 6.2       Adding up the two equivalent fractions

 a • (3a-10) - (125 • 500)     3a2 - 10a - 62500
 —————————————————————————  =  —————————————————
            500                       500       

Trying to factor by splitting the middle term

 6.3     Factoring  3a² - 10a - 62500 

The first term is,  3a²  its coefficient is  3 .
The middle term is,  -10a  its coefficient is  -10 .
The last term, "the constant", is  -62500 

Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant   3 • -62500 = -187500 

Step-2 : Find two factors of  -187500  whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is   -10 .

For tidiness, printing of 36 lines which failed to find two such factors, was suppressed

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

Equation at the end of step  6  :

  3a2 - 10a - 62500
  —————————————————  = 0 
         500       

Step  7  :

When a fraction equals zero :

 7.1    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:

  3a2-10a-62500
  ————————————— • 500 = 0 • 500
       500     

Now, on the left hand side, the  500  cancels out the denominator, while, on the right hand side, zero times anything is still zero.

The equation now takes the shape :
   3a²-10a-62500  = 0

Parabola, Finding the Vertex :

 7.2      Find the Vertex of   y = 3a²-10a-62500

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, 3 , 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,Aa²+Ba+C,the  a -coordinate of the vertex is given by  -B/(2A) . In our case the  a  coordinate is   1.6667  

 Plugging into the parabola formula   1.6667  for  a  we can calculate the  y -coordinate : 
  y = 3.0 * 1.67 * 1.67 - 10.0 * 1.67 - 62500.0
or   y = -62508.333

Parabola, Graphing Vertex and X-Intercepts :

Root plot for :  y = 3a²-10a-62500
Axis of Symmetry (dashed)  {a}={ 1.67} 
Vertex at  {a,y} = { 1.67,-62508.33} 
 a -Intercepts (Roots) :
Root 1 at  {a,y} = {-142.68, 0.00} 
Root 2 at  {a,y} = {146.01, 0.00} 

Solve Quadratic Equation by Completing The Square

 7.3     Solving   3a²-10a-62500 = 0 by Completing The Square .

 Divide both sides of the equation by  3  to have 1 as the coefficient of the first term :
   a²-(10/3)a-(62500/3) = 0

Add  62500/3  to both side of the equation :
   a²-(10/3)a = 62500/3

Now the clever bit: Take the coefficient of  a , which is  10/3 , divide by two, giving  5/3 , and finally square it giving  25/9 

Add  25/9  to both sides of the equation :
  On the right hand side we have :
   62500/3  +  25/9   The common denominator of the two fractions is  9   Adding  (187500/9)+(25/9)  gives  187525/9 
  So adding to both sides we finally get :
   a²-(10/3)a+(25/9) = 187525/9

Adding  25/9  has completed the left hand side into a perfect square :
   a²-(10/3)a+(25/9)  =
   (a-(5/3)) • (a-(5/3))  =
  (a-(5/3))²
Things which are equal to the same thing are also equal to one another. Since
   a²-(10/3)a+(25/9) = 187525/9 and
   a²-(10/3)a+(25/9) = (a-(5/3))²
then, according to the law of transitivity,
   (a-(5/3))² = 187525/9

We'll refer to this Equation as  Eq. #7.3.1  

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

Note that the square root of
   (a-(5/3))²   is
   (a-(5/3))^2/2 =
  (a-(5/3))¹ =
   a-(5/3)

Now, applying the Square Root Principle to  Eq. #7.3.1  we get:
   a-(5/3) = √ 187525/9

Add  5/3  to both sides to obtain:
   a = 5/3 + √ 187525/9

Since a square root has two values, one positive and the other negative
   a² - (10/3)a - (62500/3) = 0
   has two solutions:
  a = 5/3 + √ 187525/9
   or
  a = 5/3 - √ 187525/9

Note that  √ 187525/9 can be written as
  √ 187525  / √ 9   which is √ 187525  / 3

Solve Quadratic Equation using the Quadratic Formula

 7.4     Solving    3a²-10a-62500 = 0 by the Quadratic Formula .

 According to the Quadratic Formula,  a  , the solution for   Aa²+Ba+C  = 0  , where  A, B  and  C  are numbers, often called coefficients, is given by :
                                     
            - B  ±  √ B²-4AC
  a =   ————————
                      2A

  In our case,  A   =     3
                      B   =   -10
                      C   =  -62500

Accordingly,  B²  -  4AC   =
                     100 - (-750000) =
                     750100

Applying the quadratic formula :

               10 ± √ 750100
   a  =    ———————
                        6

Can  √ 750100 be simplified ?

Yes!   The prime factorization of  750100   is
   2•2•5•5•13•577 
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).

√ 750100   =  √ 2•2•5•5•13•577   =2•5•√ 7501   =
                ±  10 • √ 7501

  √ 7501   , rounded to 4 decimal digits, is  86.6083
 So now we are looking at:
           a  =  ( 10 ± 10 •  86.608 ) / 6

Two real solutions:

 a =(10+√750100)/6=(5+5√ 7501 )/3= 146.014

or:

 a =(10-√750100)/6=(5-5√ 7501 )/3= -142.681

Two solutions were found :

1.  a =(10-√750100)/6=(5-5√ 7501 )/3= -142.681
2.  a =(10+√750100)/6=(5+5√ 7501 )/3= 146.014