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180\times 10^{5}-120\times 10^{5}=2\times 10^{4}v^{2}
Multiply both sides of the equation by 60.
180\times 100000-120\times 10^{5}=2\times 10^{4}v^{2}
Calculate 10 to the power of 5 and get 100000.
18000000-120\times 10^{5}=2\times 10^{4}v^{2}
Multiply 180 and 100000 to get 18000000.
18000000-120\times 100000=2\times 10^{4}v^{2}
Calculate 10 to the power of 5 and get 100000.
18000000-12000000=2\times 10^{4}v^{2}
Multiply 120 and 100000 to get 12000000.
6000000=2\times 10^{4}v^{2}
Subtract 12000000 from 18000000 to get 6000000.
6000000=2\times 10000v^{2}
Calculate 10 to the power of 4 and get 10000.
6000000=20000v^{2}
Multiply 2 and 10000 to get 20000.
20000v^{2}=6000000
Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.
v^{2}=\frac{6000000}{20000}
Divide both sides by 20000.
v^{2}=300
Divide 6000000 by 20000 to get 300.
v=10\sqrt{3} v=-10\sqrt{3}
Take the square root of both sides of the equation.
180\times 10^{5}-120\times 10^{5}=2\times 10^{4}v^{2}
Multiply both sides of the equation by 60.
180\times 100000-120\times 10^{5}=2\times 10^{4}v^{2}
Calculate 10 to the power of 5 and get 100000.
18000000-120\times 10^{5}=2\times 10^{4}v^{2}
Multiply 180 and 100000 to get 18000000.
18000000-120\times 100000=2\times 10^{4}v^{2}
Calculate 10 to the power of 5 and get 100000.
18000000-12000000=2\times 10^{4}v^{2}
Multiply 120 and 100000 to get 12000000.
6000000=2\times 10^{4}v^{2}
Subtract 12000000 from 18000000 to get 6000000.
6000000=2\times 10000v^{2}
Calculate 10 to the power of 4 and get 10000.
6000000=20000v^{2}
Multiply 2 and 10000 to get 20000.
20000v^{2}=6000000
Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.
20000v^{2}-6000000=0
Subtract 6000000 from both sides.
v=\frac{0±\sqrt{0^{2}-4\times 20000\left(-6000000\right)}}{2\times 20000}
This equation is in standard form: ax^{2}+bx+c=0. Substitute 20000 for a, 0 for b, and -6000000 for c in the quadratic formula, \frac{-b±\sqrt{b^{2}-4ac}}{2a}.
v=\frac{0±\sqrt{-4\times 20000\left(-6000000\right)}}{2\times 20000}
Square 0.
v=\frac{0±\sqrt{-80000\left(-6000000\right)}}{2\times 20000}
Multiply -4 times 20000.
v=\frac{0±\sqrt{480000000000}}{2\times 20000}
Multiply -80000 times -6000000.
v=\frac{0±400000\sqrt{3}}{2\times 20000}
Take the square root of 480000000000.
v=\frac{0±400000\sqrt{3}}{40000}
Multiply 2 times 20000.
v=10\sqrt{3}
Now solve the equation v=\frac{0±400000\sqrt{3}}{40000} when ± is plus.
v=-10\sqrt{3}
Now solve the equation v=\frac{0±400000\sqrt{3}}{40000} when ± is minus.
v=10\sqrt{3} v=-10\sqrt{3}
The equation is now solved.