3x^2+24x=60

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Solution for 3x^2+24x=60 equation:


Simplifying
3x2 + 24x = 60

Reorder the terms:
24x + 3x2 = 60

Solving
24x + 3x2 = 60

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-60 + 24x + 3x2 = 60 + -60

Combine like terms: 60 + -60 = 0
-60 + 24x + 3x2 = 0

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF), '3'.
3(-20 + 8x + x2) = 0

Factor a trinomial.
3((-10 + -1x)(2 + -1x)) = 0

Ignore the factor 3.

Subproblem 1

Set the factor '(-10 + -1x)' equal to zero and attempt to solve: Simplifying -10 + -1x = 0 Solving -10 + -1x = 0 Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '10' to each side of the equation. -10 + 10 + -1x = 0 + 10 Combine like terms: -10 + 10 = 0 0 + -1x = 0 + 10 -1x = 0 + 10 Combine like terms: 0 + 10 = 10 -1x = 10 Divide each side by '-1'. x = -10 Simplifying x = -10

Subproblem 2

Set the factor '(2 + -1x)' equal to zero and attempt to solve: Simplifying 2 + -1x = 0 Solving 2 + -1x = 0 Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-2' to each side of the equation. 2 + -2 + -1x = 0 + -2 Combine like terms: 2 + -2 = 0 0 + -1x = 0 + -2 -1x = 0 + -2 Combine like terms: 0 + -2 = -2 -1x = -2 Divide each side by '-1'. x = 2 Simplifying x = 2

Solution

x = {-10, 2}

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