Solve 10x^2-8x

$$10 x ^ { 2 } - 8 x$$

Factor

$$2x\left(5x-4\right)$$

Solution Steps

Factor out 2.

$$2\left(5x^{2}-4x\right)$$

Consider 5x^{2}-4x. Factor out x.

$$x\left(5x-4\right)$$

Rewrite the complete factored expression.

$$2x\left(5x-4\right)$$

Steps Using the Quadratic Formula

Quadratic polynomial can be factored using the transformation ax^{2}+bx+c=a\left(x-x_{1}\right)\left(x-x_{2}\right), where x_{1} and x_{2} are the solutions of the quadratic equation ax^{2}+bx+c=0.

$$10x^{2}-8x=0$$

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.

$$x=\frac{-\left(-8\right)±\sqrt{\left(-8\right)^{2}}}{2\times 10}$$

Take the square root of \left(-8\right)^{2}.

$$x=\frac{-\left(-8\right)±8}{2\times 10}$$

The opposite of -8 is 8.

$$x=\frac{8±8}{2\times 10}$$

Multiply 2 times 10.

$$x=\frac{8±8}{20}$$

Now solve the equation x=\frac{8±8}{20} when ± is plus. Add 8 to 8.

$$x=\frac{16}{20}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{16}{20} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$x=\frac{4}{5}$$

Now solve the equation x=\frac{8±8}{20} when ± is minus. Subtract 8 from 8.

$$x=\frac{0}{20}$$

Divide 0 by 20.

$$x=0$$

Factor the original expression using ax^{2}+bx+c=a\left(x-x_{1}\right)\left(x-x_{2}\right). Substitute \frac{4}{5} for x_{1} and 0 for x_{2}.

$$10x^{2}-8x=10\left(x-\frac{4}{5}\right)x$$

Subtract \frac{4}{5} from x by finding a common denominator and subtracting the numerators. Then reduce the fraction to lowest terms if possible.

$$10x^{2}-8x=10\times \frac{5x-4}{5}x$$

Cancel out 5, the greatest common factor in 10 and 5.

$$10x^{2}-8x=2\left(5x-4\right)x$$

Evaluate

$$2x\left(5x-4\right)$$