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x+10x-30=x^{2}
Use the distributive property to multiply 10 by x-3.
11x-30=x^{2}
Combine x and 10x to get 11x.
11x-30-x^{2}=0
Subtract x^{2} from both sides.
-x^{2}+11x-30=0
Rearrange the polynomial to put it in standard form. Place the terms in order from highest to lowest power.
a+b=11 ab=-\left(-30\right)=30
To solve the equation, factor the left hand side by grouping. First, left hand side needs to be rewritten as -x^{2}+ax+bx-30. To find a and b, set up a system to be solved.
1,30 2,15 3,10 5,6
Since ab is positive, a and b have the same sign. Since a+b is positive, a and b are both positive. List all such integer pairs that give product 30.
1+30=31 2+15=17 3+10=13 5+6=11
Calculate the sum for each pair.
a=6 b=5
The solution is the pair that gives sum 11.
\left(-x^{2}+6x\right)+\left(5x-30\right)
Rewrite -x^{2}+11x-30 as \left(-x^{2}+6x\right)+\left(5x-30\right).
-x\left(x-6\right)+5\left(x-6\right)
Factor out -x in the first and 5 in the second group.
\left(x-6\right)\left(-x+5\right)
Factor out common term x-6 by using distributive property.
x=6 x=5
To find equation solutions, solve x-6=0 and -x+5=0.
x+10x-30=x^{2}
Use the distributive property to multiply 10 by x-3.
11x-30=x^{2}
Combine x and 10x to get 11x.
11x-30-x^{2}=0
Subtract x^{2} from both sides.
-x^{2}+11x-30=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{-11±\sqrt{11^{2}-4\left(-1\right)\left(-30\right)}}{2\left(-1\right)}
This equation is in standard form: ax^{2}+bx+c=0. Substitute -1 for a, 11 for b, and -30 for c in the quadratic formula, \frac{-b±\sqrt{b^{2}-4ac}}{2a}.
x=\frac{-11±\sqrt{121-4\left(-1\right)\left(-30\right)}}{2\left(-1\right)}
Square 11.
x=\frac{-11±\sqrt{121+4\left(-30\right)}}{2\left(-1\right)}
Multiply -4 times -1.
x=\frac{-11±\sqrt{121-120}}{2\left(-1\right)}
Multiply 4 times -30.
x=\frac{-11±\sqrt{1}}{2\left(-1\right)}
Add 121 to -120.
x=\frac{-11±1}{2\left(-1\right)}
Take the square root of 1.
x=\frac{-11±1}{-2}
Multiply 2 times -1.
x=-\frac{10}{-2}
Now solve the equation x=\frac{-11±1}{-2} when ± is plus. Add -11 to 1.
x=5
Divide -10 by -2.
x=-\frac{12}{-2}
Now solve the equation x=\frac{-11±1}{-2} when ± is minus. Subtract 1 from -11.
x=6
Divide -12 by -2.
x=5 x=6
The equation is now solved.
x+10x-30=x^{2}
Use the distributive property to multiply 10 by x-3.
11x-30=x^{2}
Combine x and 10x to get 11x.
11x-30-x^{2}=0
Subtract x^{2} from both sides.
11x-x^{2}=30
Add 30 to both sides. Anything plus zero gives itself.
-x^{2}+11x=30
Quadratic equations such as this one can be solved by completing the square. In order to complete the square, the equation must first be in the form x^{2}+bx=c.
\frac{-x^{2}+11x}{-1}=\frac{30}{-1}
Divide both sides by -1.
x^{2}+\frac{11}{-1}x=\frac{30}{-1}
Dividing by -1 undoes the multiplication by -1.
x^{2}-11x=\frac{30}{-1}
Divide 11 by -1.
x^{2}-11x=-30
Divide 30 by -1.
x^{2}-11x+\left(-\frac{11}{2}\right)^{2}=-30+\left(-\frac{11}{2}\right)^{2}
Divide -11, the coefficient of the x term, by 2 to get -\frac{11}{2}. Then add the square of -\frac{11}{2} to both sides of the equation. This step makes the left hand side of the equation a perfect square.
x^{2}-11x+\frac{121}{4}=-30+\frac{121}{4}
Square -\frac{11}{2} by squaring both the numerator and the denominator of the fraction.
x^{2}-11x+\frac{121}{4}=\frac{1}{4}
Add -30 to \frac{121}{4}.
\left(x-\frac{11}{2}\right)^{2}=\frac{1}{4}
Factor x^{2}-11x+\frac{121}{4}. 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{11}{2}\right)^{2}}=\sqrt{\frac{1}{4}}
Take the square root of both sides of the equation.
x-\frac{11}{2}=\frac{1}{2} x-\frac{11}{2}=-\frac{1}{2}
Simplify.
x=6 x=5
Add \frac{11}{2} to both sides of the equation.