SOLUTION: find the real solution to the equation 9x^2=30x-25 let u=x^2 i substitute u for x^2 so I get 9u but then do I make 30x square root of 30x and move it and 25 to the other si

Question 162320: find the real solution to the equation 9x^2=30x-25 let u=x^2
i substitute u for x^2 so I get 9u but then do I make 30x square root of 30x and move it and 25 to the other side of the equation after that? or use the power principle? confused thank you
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find the real solution to the equation 9x^2=30x-25 let u=x^2
i substitute u for x^2 so I get 9u but then do I make 30x square root of 30x and move it and 25 to the other side of the equation after that? or use the power principle? confused thank you
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That substitution won't help. Use the quadratic solution.
9x^2=30x-25
9x^2 - 30x + 25 = 0

Solved by pluggable solver: SOLVE quadratic equation (work shown, graph etc)

Quadratic equation (in our case ) has the following solutons:

For these solutions to exist, the discriminant should not be a negative number.

First, we need to compute the discriminant : .

Discriminant d=0 is zero! That means that there is only one solution: .
Expression can be factored:

Again, the answer is: 1.66666666666667, 1.66666666666667. Here's your graph:

Or, take the sqrt of both sides:
9x^2 - 30x + 25 = 0
(3x-5)^2 = 0
3x-5 = 0
x = 5/3 Only one answer, since +0 and -0 are the same.
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