document.write( "Question 295914: (25-2x)(10-2x)(x)-175<=0\r
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document.write( "How do I find the roots of this problem? The three answers for x that I come up with are (0,5,12.5). All of these satisfy the equation, but my actual problem is one of volume and zero is not a good height in my opinion. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #213322 by richwmiller(17219)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! (25-2x)(10-2x)(x)-175<=0 \n" ); document.write( "The inequality states that the left side is less and or equal to zero.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The inequality becomes 4x^3-70x^2+250x-175<=0 \n" ); document.write( "The actual exact roots are quite complicated. \n" ); document.write( "Here are the approx 3.64439<=x<=12.9269 and x<=0.928661 \n" ); document.write( "From the above we can see that there are several integer solutions 4 through 12 that work \n" ); document.write( " |