12.5=-4t^2+15t

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Solution for 12.5=-4t^2+15t equation:


Simplifying
12.5 = -4t2 + 15t

Reorder the terms:
12.5 = 15t + -4t2

Solving
12.5 = 15t + -4t2

Solving for variable 't'.

Reorder the terms:
12.5 + -15t + 4t2 = 15t + -15t + -4t2 + 4t2

Combine like terms: 15t + -15t = 0
12.5 + -15t + 4t2 = 0 + -4t2 + 4t2
12.5 + -15t + 4t2 = -4t2 + 4t2

Combine like terms: -4t2 + 4t2 = 0
12.5 + -15t + 4t2 = 0

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
4 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '4'.
3.125 + -3.75t + t2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-3.125' to each side of the equation.
3.125 + -3.75t + -3.125 + t2 = 0 + -3.125

Reorder the terms:
3.125 + -3.125 + -3.75t + t2 = 0 + -3.125

Combine like terms: 3.125 + -3.125 = 0.000
0.000 + -3.75t + t2 = 0 + -3.125
-3.75t + t2 = 0 + -3.125

Combine like terms: 0 + -3.125 = -3.125
-3.75t + t2 = -3.125

The t term is -3.75t.  Take half its coefficient (-1.875).
Square it (3.515625) and add it to both sides.

Add '3.515625' to each side of the equation.
-3.75t + 3.515625 + t2 = -3.125 + 3.515625

Reorder the terms:
3.515625 + -3.75t + t2 = -3.125 + 3.515625

Combine like terms: -3.125 + 3.515625 = 0.390625
3.515625 + -3.75t + t2 = 0.390625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(t + -1.875)(t + -1.875) = 0.390625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.625

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(t + -1.875) equal to 0.625 and -0.625.

Subproblem 1

t + -1.875 = 0.625 Simplifying t + -1.875 = 0.625 Reorder the terms: -1.875 + t = 0.625 Solving -1.875 + t = 0.625 Solving for variable 't'. Move all terms containing t to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.875' to each side of the equation. -1.875 + 1.875 + t = 0.625 + 1.875 Combine like terms: -1.875 + 1.875 = 0.000 0.000 + t = 0.625 + 1.875 t = 0.625 + 1.875 Combine like terms: 0.625 + 1.875 = 2.5 t = 2.5 Simplifying t = 2.5

Subproblem 2

t + -1.875 = -0.625 Simplifying t + -1.875 = -0.625 Reorder the terms: -1.875 + t = -0.625 Solving -1.875 + t = -0.625 Solving for variable 't'. Move all terms containing t to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.875' to each side of the equation. -1.875 + 1.875 + t = -0.625 + 1.875 Combine like terms: -1.875 + 1.875 = 0.000 0.000 + t = -0.625 + 1.875 t = -0.625 + 1.875 Combine like terms: -0.625 + 1.875 = 1.25 t = 1.25 Simplifying t = 1.25

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. t = {2.5, 1.25}

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