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10x^{2}-6=9x
Subtract 6 from both sides.
10x^{2}-6-9x=0
Subtract 9x from both sides.
10x^{2}-9x-6=0
All equations of the form ax^{2}+bx+c=0 can be solved using the quadratic formula: \frac{-b±\sqrt{b^{2}-4ac}}{2a}. The quadratic formula gives two solutions, one when ± is addition and one when it is subtraction.
x=\frac{-\left(-9\right)±\sqrt{\left(-9\right)^{2}-4\times 10\left(-6\right)}}{2\times 10}
This equation is in standard form: ax^{2}+bx+c=0. Substitute 10 for a, -9 for b, and -6 for c in the quadratic formula, \frac{-b±\sqrt{b^{2}-4ac}}{2a}.
x=\frac{-\left(-9\right)±\sqrt{81-4\times 10\left(-6\right)}}{2\times 10}
Square -9.
x=\frac{-\left(-9\right)±\sqrt{81-40\left(-6\right)}}{2\times 10}
Multiply -4 times 10.
x=\frac{-\left(-9\right)±\sqrt{81+240}}{2\times 10}
Multiply -40 times -6.
x=\frac{-\left(-9\right)±\sqrt{321}}{2\times 10}
Add 81 to 240.
x=\frac{9±\sqrt{321}}{2\times 10}
The opposite of -9 is 9.
x=\frac{9±\sqrt{321}}{20}
Multiply 2 times 10.
x=\frac{\sqrt{321}+9}{20}
Now solve the equation x=\frac{9±\sqrt{321}}{20} when ± is plus. Add 9 to \sqrt{321}.
x=\frac{9-\sqrt{321}}{20}
Now solve the equation x=\frac{9±\sqrt{321}}{20} when ± is minus. Subtract \sqrt{321} from 9.
x=\frac{\sqrt{321}+9}{20} x=\frac{9-\sqrt{321}}{20}
The equation is now solved.
10x^{2}-9x=6
Subtract 9x from both sides.
\frac{10x^{2}-9x}{10}=\frac{6}{10}
Divide both sides by 10.
x^{2}-\frac{9}{10}x=\frac{6}{10}
Dividing by 10 undoes the multiplication by 10.
x^{2}-\frac{9}{10}x=\frac{3}{5}
Reduce the fraction \frac{6}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.
x^{2}-\frac{9}{10}x+\left(-\frac{9}{20}\right)^{2}=\frac{3}{5}+\left(-\frac{9}{20}\right)^{2}
Divide -\frac{9}{10}, the coefficient of the x term, by 2 to get -\frac{9}{20}. Then add the square of -\frac{9}{20} to both sides of the equation. This step makes the left hand side of the equation a perfect square.
x^{2}-\frac{9}{10}x+\frac{81}{400}=\frac{3}{5}+\frac{81}{400}
Square -\frac{9}{20} by squaring both the numerator and the denominator of the fraction.
x^{2}-\frac{9}{10}x+\frac{81}{400}=\frac{321}{400}
Add \frac{3}{5} to \frac{81}{400} by finding a common denominator and adding the numerators. Then reduce the fraction to lowest terms if possible.
\left(x-\frac{9}{20}\right)^{2}=\frac{321}{400}
Factor x^{2}-\frac{9}{10}x+\frac{81}{400}. In general, when x^{2}+bx+c is a perfect square, it can always be factored as \left(x+\frac{b}{2}\right)^{2}.
\sqrt{\left(x-\frac{9}{20}\right)^{2}}=\sqrt{\frac{321}{400}}
Take the square root of both sides of the equation.
x-\frac{9}{20}=\frac{\sqrt{321}}{20} x-\frac{9}{20}=-\frac{\sqrt{321}}{20}
Simplify.
x=\frac{\sqrt{321}+9}{20} x=\frac{9-\sqrt{321}}{20}
Add \frac{9}{20} to both sides of the equation.