document.write( "Question 242616: i just need this factored 30000r(squared)-2225r-14=0. just need it factored i can take it from there. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #177599 by Theo(13342)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! standard form of quadratic equation is:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "ax^2 + bx + c = 0\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "your equation is:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "30000x^2 - 2225x - 14 = 0\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I replaced r with x to standardize the formula. it can also be graphed with x but not with r.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "a is the coefficient of the x^2 term. \n" ); document.write( "b is the coeeficient of the x term. \n" ); document.write( "c is a constant.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "in your equation:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "a = 30000 \n" ); document.write( "b = -2225 \n" ); document.write( "c = -14\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "discriminant of the quadratic formula in your equation is:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "b^2 - 4ac = 4950625 - (-1680000) = 6630625 = 2575^2\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "this is a perfect square so your equation can be factored theoretically, but because the denominator of the quadratic formula is so large, the value of x will not be an integer, which means our factors will not be integers.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I used the quadratic formula which is the fall back position in cases where the factors cannot be found any other way.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Unless you have to find the factors manually, don't spend a lot of time trying to find them manually. If they can't be found easily, then use the quadratic formula.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the quadratic formula is:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = ((-b) +/- (sqrt(b^2-4ac)))/(2a)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "where:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "a = 30000 \n" ); document.write( "b = -2225 \n" ); document.write( "c = -14\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = (-(-2225) +/- sqrt((2225)^2-4*30000*(-14)))/60000\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = -.0058333333\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "or:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = .08\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "graph of your equation looks like this:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |