5s^2-40s+75=0

Solution for 5s^2-40s+75=0 equation:

Simplifying
5s2 + -40s + 75 = 0

Reorder the terms:
75 + -40s + 5s2 = 0

Solving
75 + -40s + 5s2 = 0

Solving for variable 's'.

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF), '5'.
5(15 + -8s + s2) = 0

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

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

Simplifying
3 + -1s = 0

Solving
3 + -1s = 0

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

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

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

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

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

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

Simplifying
5 + -1s = 0

Solving
5 + -1s = 0

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

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

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

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

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

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