Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 11 - Section 11.1 - Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring - Exercise - Page 364: 18

Answer

$ n=0 $ or $n=\frac{5}{2}$.

Work Step by Step

By factorization, we have $$6n^2-15n=3n(2n-5) =0.$$ Then we have $$3n =0, \quad \text{or} \quad (2n-5)=0$$ that is $ n= 0$ or $n=\frac{5}{2}$.
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