What is 3t^2-13t=10?
If I remember
3t^2-13t+10=0
(3t+5)(t-2)
3t+5=0 t-2=0
-5 -5 +2 +2
3t=-5 t=2
t=-5/3
My answer came out wrong, but I don't know what I did wrong. Can someone refresh my memory?
The formula you are lookin for is:
\(x = {-b \pm \sqrt{b^2-4ac} \over 2a}\)
In your case: \(3t^2 - 13t - 10 = 0\)
so: \(a = 3, b = -13, c = -10\)
and you can just calculate x using this coefficients.
Alternatively, you could separate equation using factors (as you tried to do, I think):
\(3t^2 - 13t - 10 = 0 \\ 3t^2 - 15t + 2t - 10 = 0\\ 3t(t-5) + 2(t-5) = 0\\ (t-5)(3t+2)=0\\\)
which yields two solutions:
\(t_1=5 , \\ 3t_2 = -2 \Rightarrow t_2 = -\frac{2}{5}\)
Cheers.
The formula you are lookin for is:
\(x = {-b \pm \sqrt{b^2-4ac} \over 2a}\)
In your case: \(3t^2 - 13t - 10 = 0\)
so: \(a = 3, b = -13, c = -10\)
and you can just calculate x using this coefficients.
Alternatively, you could separate equation using factors (as you tried to do, I think):
\(3t^2 - 13t - 10 = 0 \\ 3t^2 - 15t + 2t - 10 = 0\\ 3t(t-5) + 2(t-5) = 0\\ (t-5)(3t+2)=0\\\)
which yields two solutions:
\(t_1=5 , \\ 3t_2 = -2 \Rightarrow t_2 = -\frac{2}{5}\)
Cheers.