{"id":164533,"date":"2024-11-10T10:30:14","date_gmt":"2024-11-10T10:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=164533"},"modified":"2024-11-10T10:30:17","modified_gmt":"2024-11-10T10:30:17","slug":"the-solution-to-x2-10x-24-is-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/10\/the-solution-to-x2-10x-24-is-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The solution to x2 \u2013 10x = 24 is"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The solution to x2 \u2013 10x = 24 is<br>\u2714 12 or \u20132<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The solution to 2&#215;2 \u2013 11 = 87 is<br>\u2714 7 or \u20137<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The solution to 3&#215;2 \u2013 12x + 24 = 0 is<br>\u2714 2 + 2i or 2 \u2013 2i<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\">The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s solve the equations one by one and provide the detailed explanation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Solution to (x^2 &#8211; 10x = 24)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Rearrange the equation to standard quadratic form:<br>[<br>x^2 &#8211; 10x &#8211; 24 = 0<br>]<br>Now, we can solve this quadratic equation using the <strong>quadratic formula<\/strong>:<br>[<br>x = \\frac{-b \\pm \\sqrt{b^2 &#8211; 4ac}}{2a}<br>]<br>For the equation (x^2 &#8211; 10x &#8211; 24 = 0), the coefficients are (a = 1), (b = -10), and (c = -24).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Substitute these values into the quadratic formula:<br>[<br>x = \\frac{-(-10) \\pm \\sqrt{(-10)^2 &#8211; 4(1)(-24)}}{2(1)}<br>]<br>[<br>x = \\frac{10 \\pm \\sqrt{100 + 96}}{2}<br>]<br>[<br>x = \\frac{10 \\pm \\sqrt{196}}{2}<br>]<br>[<br>x = \\frac{10 \\pm 14}{2}<br>]<br>Thus, the two possible solutions are:<br>[<br>x = \\frac{10 + 14}{2} = \\frac{24}{2} = 12<br>]<br>and<br>[<br>x = \\frac{10 &#8211; 14}{2} = \\frac{-4}{2} = -2<br>]<br>So, the solutions are <strong>12<\/strong> and <strong>-2<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Solution to (2x^2 &#8211; 11 = 87)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Rearrange the equation:<br>[<br>2x^2 &#8211; 11 = 87 \\quad \\Rightarrow \\quad 2x^2 = 87 + 11 \\quad \\Rightarrow \\quad 2x^2 = 98<br>]<br>Now, divide both sides by 2:<br>[<br>x^2 = \\frac{98}{2} = 49<br>]<br>Taking the square root of both sides:<br>[<br>x = \\pm \\sqrt{49} = \\pm 7<br>]<br>So, the solutions are <strong>7<\/strong> and <strong>-7<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Solution to (3x^2 &#8211; 12x + 24 = 0)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We can solve this quadratic equation using the <strong>quadratic formula<\/strong>:<br>[<br>x = \\frac{-b \\pm \\sqrt{b^2 &#8211; 4ac}}{2a}<br>]<br>For the equation (3x^2 &#8211; 12x + 24 = 0), the coefficients are (a = 3), (b = -12), and (c = 24).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Substitute these values into the quadratic formula:<br>[<br>x = \\frac{-(-12) \\pm \\sqrt{(-12)^2 &#8211; 4(3)(24)}}{2(3)}<br>]<br>[<br>x = \\frac{12 \\pm \\sqrt{144 &#8211; 288}}{6}<br>]<br>[<br>x = \\frac{12 \\pm \\sqrt{-144}}{6}<br>]<br>Since the discriminant ((\\sqrt{-144})) is negative, the solutions will be complex numbers. We can express the square root of (-144) as:<br>[<br>\\sqrt{-144} = 12i<br>]<br>Thus, the solutions are:<br>[<br>x = \\frac{12 \\pm 12i}{6}<br>]<br>Simplifying:<br>[<br>x = \\frac{12}{6} \\pm \\frac{12i}{6}<br>]<br>[<br>x = 2 \\pm 2i<br>]<br>So, the solutions are <strong>(2 + 2i)<\/strong> and <strong>(2 &#8211; 2i)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary of Solutions:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>(x^2 &#8211; 10x = 24) \u2192 <strong>12 or -2<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(2x^2 &#8211; 11 = 87) \u2192 <strong>7 or -7<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(3x^2 &#8211; 12x + 24 = 0) \u2192 <strong>2 + 2i or 2 &#8211; 2i<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>These solutions are derived through solving each quadratic equation either by factoring, completing the square, or using the quadratic formula.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The solution to x2 \u2013 10x = 24 is\u2714 12 or \u20132 The solution to 2&#215;2 \u2013 11 = 87 is\u2714 7 or \u20137 The solution to 3&#215;2 \u2013 12x + 24 = 0 is\u2714 2 + 2i or 2 \u2013 2i The Correct Answer and Explanation is: Let&#8217;s solve the equations one by one 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