Q. x2−13x+30=0What are the solutions to the given equation?Choose 1 answer:(A) x=−15 and x=2(B) x=−10 and x=−3(C) x=3 and x=10(D) x=−2 and x=15
Given equation: The given equation is a quadratic equation of the form ax2+bx+c=0. We need to find the values of x that satisfy the equation x2−13x+30=0. To do this, we can factor the quadratic if possible.
Factoring the quadratic: We look for two numbers that multiply to give the constant term, c=30, and add up to give the coefficient of the x term, b=−13. The numbers that satisfy these conditions are −3 and −10 because (−3)×(−10)=30 and (−3)+(−10)=−13.
Setting up the equations: We can now factor the quadratic equation as (x−3)(x−10)=0.
Solving the first equation: To find the solutions, we set each factor equal to zero and solve for x. This gives us two equations: x−3=0 and x−10=0.
Solving the second equation: Solving the first equation, x−3=0, we get x=3.
Solution to the quadratic equation: Solving the second equation, x−10=0, we get x=10.
Solution to the quadratic equation: Solving the second equation, x−10=0, we get x=10. We have found the two solutions to the quadratic equation: x=3 and x=10. These are the values of x that satisfy the equation x2−13x+30=0.
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