Solve x^2 2x-15=0

Question

Solve the equation

x = \frac{3 60}{2}

Alternative Form

x \approx 1.957434

Evaluate

x^{2} \times 2 x - 15 = 0

Multiply

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Evaluate

x^{2} \times 2 x

Multiply the terms with the same base by adding their exponents

x^{2 + 1} \times 2

Add the numbers

x^{3} \times 2

Use the commutative property to reorder the terms

2 x^{3}

2 x^{3} - 15 = 0

Move the constant to the right-hand side and change its sign

2 x^{3} = 0 + 15

Removing 0 doesn't change the value,so remove it from the expression

2 x^{3} = 15

Divide both sides

\frac{2 x ^{3}}{2} = \frac{15}{2}

Divide the numbers

x^{3} = \frac{15}{2}

Take the 3 -th root on both sides of the equation

3 x^{3} = 3 \frac{15}{2}

Calculate

x = 3 \frac{15}{2}

Solution

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Evaluate

3 \frac{15}{2}

To take a root of a fraction,take the root of the numerator and denominator separately

\frac{3 15}{3 2}

Multiply by the Conjugate

\frac{3 15 \times 3 2 ^{2}}{3 2 \times 3 2 ^{2}}

Simplify

\frac{3 15 \times 3 4}{3 2 \times 3 2 ^{2}}

Multiply the numbers

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Evaluate

315 \times 34

The product of roots with the same index is equal to the root of the product

3 15 \times 4

Calculate the product

360

\frac{3 60}{3 2 \times 3 2 ^{2}}

Multiply the numbers

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Evaluate

32 \times 3 2^{2}

The product of roots with the same index is equal to the root of the product

3 2 \times 2^{2}

Calculate the product

3 2^{3}

Reduce the index of the radical and exponent with 3

2

\frac{3 60}{2}

x = \frac{3 60}{2}

Alternative Form

x \approx 1.957434

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