How do you solve $x^ { 2} + 10x = 15$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-06-04T23:07:22

$x=-5+-2sqrt10$

$x^2+10x=15$
$x^2+10x-15=0$

Apply factoring (what multiplies to -15 and adds up to 10?)
if no answer, then proceed to quadratic equation

$x=(-b+-sqrt(b^2-4ac))/(2a)$
$x=(-10+-sqrt(10^2-4*1*-15))/(2*1)$
$x=(-10+-sqrt160)/(2)$
$x=(-10+-4sqrt10)/(2)$
$x=-5+-2sqrt10$

It's long at first, but after a while, you'll get the hang of it and you can do it in your head

How do you solve x^ { 2} + 10x = 15x^ { 2} + 10x = 15?