2r^2-16r+30=0

Solution for 2r^2-16r+30=0 equation:

Simplifying
2r2 + -16r + 30 = 0

Reorder the terms:
30 + -16r + 2r2 = 0

Solving
30 + -16r + 2r2 = 0

Solving for variable 'r'.

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF), '2'.
2(15 + -8r + r2) = 0

Factor a trinomial.
2((3 + -1r)(5 + -1r)) = 0

Ignore the factor 2.
Subproblem 1
Set the factor '(3 + -1r)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
3 + -1r = 0

Solving
3 + -1r = 0

Move all terms containing r to the left, all other terms to the right.

Add '-3' to each side of the equation.
3 + -3 + -1r = 0 + -3

Combine like terms: 3 + -3 = 0
0 + -1r = 0 + -3
-1r = 0 + -3

Combine like terms: 0 + -3 = -3
-1r = -3

Divide each side by '-1'.
r = 3

Simplifying
r = 3
Subproblem 2
Set the factor '(5 + -1r)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
5 + -1r = 0

Solving
5 + -1r = 0

Move all terms containing r to the left, all other terms to the right.

Add '-5' to each side of the equation.
5 + -5 + -1r = 0 + -5

Combine like terms: 5 + -5 = 0
0 + -1r = 0 + -5
-1r = 0 + -5

Combine like terms: 0 + -5 = -5
-1r = -5

Divide each side by '-1'.
r = 5

Simplifying
r = 5
Solution
r = {3, 5}