SOLUTION: Show that the equation: 170 = (n + 2)(160/n - 3) can be written as 3n^2 + 16n - 320 = 0 All help is greatly appreciated

SOLUTION: Show that the equation: 170 = (n + 2)(160/n - 3) can be written as 3n^2 + 16n - 320 = 0 All help is greatly appreciated

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Question 499338: Show that the equation: 170 = (n + 2)(160/n - 3) can be written as 3n^2 + 16n - 320 = 0
All help is greatly appreciated
Answer by oberobic(2304) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Assuming you mean:

cross multiply

That defines a horizontal line at 83.
.

This is a quadratic equation, so it cannot define a straight line.
.
Perhaps your expressions are different than they appear above.
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