Solve 5x^2-28x+32

$$5 x ^ { 2 } - 28 x + 32$$

Factor

$$\left(x-4\right)\left(5x-8\right)$$

Solution Steps

Factor the expression by grouping. First, the expression needs to be rewritten as 5x^{2}+ax+bx+32. To find a and b, set up a system to be solved.

$$a+b=-28 ab=5\times 32=160$$

Since ab is positive, a and b have the same sign. Since a+b is negative, a and b are both negative. List all such integer pairs that give product 160.

$$-1,-160 -2,-80 -4,-40 -5,-32 -8,-20 -10,-16$$

Calculate the sum for each pair.

$$-1-160=-161 -2-80=-82 -4-40=-44 -5-32=-37 -8-20=-28 -10-16=-26$$

The solution is the pair that gives sum -28.

$$a=-20 b=-8$$

Rewrite 5x^{2}-28x+32 as \left(5x^{2}-20x\right)+\left(-8x+32\right).

$$\left(5x^{2}-20x\right)+\left(-8x+32\right)$$

Factor out 5x in the first and -8 in the second group.

$$5x\left(x-4\right)-8\left(x-4\right)$$

Factor out common term x-4 by using distributive property.

$$\left(x-4\right)\left(5x-8\right)$$

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.

$$5x^{2}-28x+32=0$$

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.

$$x=\frac{-\left(-28\right)±\sqrt{\left(-28\right)^{2}-4\times 5\times 32}}{2\times 5}$$

Square -28.

$$x=\frac{-\left(-28\right)±\sqrt{784-4\times 5\times 32}}{2\times 5}$$

Multiply -4 times 5.

$$x=\frac{-\left(-28\right)±\sqrt{784-20\times 32}}{2\times 5}$$

Multiply -20 times 32.

$$x=\frac{-\left(-28\right)±\sqrt{784-640}}{2\times 5}$$

Add 784 to -640.

$$x=\frac{-\left(-28\right)±\sqrt{144}}{2\times 5}$$

Take the square root of 144.

$$x=\frac{-\left(-28\right)±12}{2\times 5}$$

The opposite of -28 is 28.

$$x=\frac{28±12}{2\times 5}$$

Multiply 2 times 5.

$$x=\frac{28±12}{10}$$

Now solve the equation x=\frac{28±12}{10} when ± is plus. Add 28 to 12.

$$x=\frac{40}{10}$$

Divide 40 by 10.

$$x=4$$

Now solve the equation x=\frac{28±12}{10} when ± is minus. Subtract 12 from 28.

$$x=\frac{16}{10}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{16}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$x=\frac{8}{5}$$

Factor the original expression using ax^{2}+bx+c=a\left(x-x_{1}\right)\left(x-x_{2}\right). Substitute 4 for x_{1} and \frac{8}{5} for x_{2}.

$$5x^{2}-28x+32=5\left(x-4\right)\left(x-\frac{8}{5}\right)$$

Subtract \frac{8}{5} from x by finding a common denominator and subtracting the numerators. Then reduce the fraction to lowest terms if possible.

$$5x^{2}-28x+32=5\left(x-4\right)\times \frac{5x-8}{5}$$

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

$$5x^{2}-28x+32=\left(x-4\right)\left(5x-8\right)$$

Steps Using Direct Factoring Method

Quadratic equations such as this one can be solved by a new direct factoring method that does not require guess work. To use the direct factoring method, the equation must be in the form x^2+Bx+C=0.This is achieved by dividing both sides of the equation by 5

$$x ^ 2 -\frac{28}{5}x +\frac{32}{5} = 0$$

Let r and s be the factors for the quadratic equation such that x^2+Bx+C=(x−r)(x−s) where sum of factors (r+s)=−B and the product of factors rs = C

$$r + s = \frac{28}{5} rs = \frac{32}{5}$$

Two numbers r and s sum up to \frac{28}{5} exactly when the average of the two numbers is \frac{1}{2}*\frac{28}{5} = \frac{14}{5}. You can also see that the midpoint of r and s corresponds to the axis of symmetry of the parabola represented by the quadratic equation y=x^2+Bx+C. The values of r and s are equidistant from the center by an unknown quantity u. Express r and s with respect to variable u. <div style='padding: 8px'><img src='https://opalmath.azureedge.net/customsolver/quadraticgraph.png' style='width: 100%;max-width: 700px' /></div>

$$r = \frac{14}{5} - u s = \frac{14}{5} + u$$

To solve for unknown quantity u, substitute these in the product equation rs = \frac{32}{5}

$$(\frac{14}{5} - u) (\frac{14}{5} + u) = \frac{32}{5}$$

Simplify by expanding (a -b) (a + b) = a^2 – b^2

$$\frac{196}{25} - u^2 = \frac{32}{5}$$

Simplify the expression by subtracting \frac{196}{25} on both sides

$$-u^2 = \frac{32}{5}-\frac{196}{25} = -\frac{36}{25}$$

Simplify the expression by multiplying -1 on both sides and take the square root to obtain the value of unknown variable u

$$u^2 = \frac{36}{25} u = \pm\sqrt{\frac{36}{25}} = \pm \frac{6}{5}$$

The factors r and s are the solutions to the quadratic equation. Substitute the value of u to compute the r and s.

$$r =\frac{14}{5} - \frac{6}{5} = 1.600 s = \frac{14}{5} + \frac{6}{5} = 4.000$$

Evaluate

$$\left(x-4\right)\left(5x-8\right)$$