Big Ideas Math - Algebra 1, A Common Core Curriculum

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Chapter 9 - Solving Quadratic Equations - Chapter Review - Page 536: 29

Answer

$x=1$.

Work Step by Step

$-5x^{2}+10x=5$ Subtracting $5$ from both sides, we get $-5x^{2}+10x-5=0$ Comparing $-5x^{2}+10x-5=0$ with $ax^{2}+bx+c=0$, we see that $a=-5, b=10$ and $c=-5$. Using the quadratic formula, we have $x=\frac{-b\pm \sqrt {b^{2}-4ac}}{2a}=\frac{-10\pm\sqrt {(10)^{2}-4(-5)(-5)}}{2(-5)}$ $=\frac{-10}{-10}=1$ The solution of the given equation is $x=1$.
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