5b^2-35b+60=

Solution for 5b^2-35b+60= equation:

Simplifying
5b2 + -35b + 60 = 0

Reorder the terms:
60 + -35b + 5b2 = 0

Solving
60 + -35b + 5b2 = 0

Solving for variable 'b'.

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF), '5'.
5(12 + -7b + b2) = 0

Factor a trinomial.
5((3 + -1b)(4 + -1b)) = 0

Ignore the factor 5.
Subproblem 1
Set the factor '(3 + -1b)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
3 + -1b = 0

Solving
3 + -1b = 0

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

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

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

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

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

Simplifying
b = 3
Subproblem 2
Set the factor '(4 + -1b)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
4 + -1b = 0

Solving
4 + -1b = 0

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

Add '-4' to each side of the equation.
4 + -4 + -1b = 0 + -4

Combine like terms: 4 + -4 = 0
0 + -1b = 0 + -4
-1b = 0 + -4

Combine like terms: 0 + -4 = -4
-1b = -4

Divide each side by '-1'.
b = 4

Simplifying
b = 4
Solution
b = {3, 4}