Solve x^2-15000x+50000=0

$$x ^ { 2 } - 15000 x + 50000 = 0$$

Solve for x

$$x=200\sqrt{1405}+7500\approx 14996.665925597$$

$$x=7500-200\sqrt{1405}\approx 3.334074403$$

Steps Using the Quadratic Formula

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.

$$x^{2}-15000x+50000=0$$

This equation is in standard form: ax^{2}+bx+c=0. Substitute 1 for a, -15000 for b, and 50000 for c in the quadratic formula, \frac{-b±\sqrt{b^{2}-4ac}}{2a}.

$$x=\frac{-\left(-15000\right)±\sqrt{\left(-15000\right)^{2}-4\times 50000}}{2}$$

Square -15000.

$$x=\frac{-\left(-15000\right)±\sqrt{225000000-4\times 50000}}{2}$$

Multiply -4 times 50000.

$$x=\frac{-\left(-15000\right)±\sqrt{225000000-200000}}{2}$$

Add 225000000 to -200000.

$$x=\frac{-\left(-15000\right)±\sqrt{224800000}}{2}$$

Take the square root of 224800000.

$$x=\frac{-\left(-15000\right)±400\sqrt{1405}}{2}$$

The opposite of -15000 is 15000.

$$x=\frac{15000±400\sqrt{1405}}{2}$$

Now solve the equation x=\frac{15000±400\sqrt{1405}}{2} when ± is plus. Add 15000 to 400\sqrt{1405}.

$$x=\frac{400\sqrt{1405}+15000}{2}$$

Divide 15000+400\sqrt{1405} by 2.

$$x=200\sqrt{1405}+7500$$

Now solve the equation x=\frac{15000±400\sqrt{1405}}{2} when ± is minus. Subtract 400\sqrt{1405} from 15000.

$$x=\frac{15000-400\sqrt{1405}}{2}$$

Divide 15000-400\sqrt{1405} by 2.

$$x=7500-200\sqrt{1405}$$

The equation is now solved.

$$x=200\sqrt{1405}+7500 x=7500-200\sqrt{1405}$$

Steps for Completing the Square

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.

$$x^{2}-15000x+50000=0$$

Subtract 50000 from both sides of the equation.

$$x^{2}-15000x+50000-50000=-50000$$

Subtracting 50000 from itself leaves 0.

$$x^{2}-15000x=-50000$$

Divide -15000, the coefficient of the x term, by 2 to get -7500. Then add the square of -7500 to both sides of the equation. This step makes the left hand side of the equation a perfect square.

$$x^{2}-15000x+\left(-7500\right)^{2}=-50000+\left(-7500\right)^{2}$$

Square -7500.

$$x^{2}-15000x+56250000=-50000+56250000$$

Add -50000 to 56250000.

$$x^{2}-15000x+56250000=56200000$$

Factor x^{2}-15000x+56250000. In general, when x^{2}+bx+c is a perfect square, it can always be factored as \left(x+\frac{b}{2}\right)^{2}.

$$\left(x-7500\right)^{2}=56200000$$

Take the square root of both sides of the equation.

$$\sqrt{\left(x-7500\right)^{2}}=\sqrt{56200000}$$

Simplify.

$$x-7500=200\sqrt{1405} x-7500=-200\sqrt{1405}$$

Add 7500 to both sides of the equation.

$$x=200\sqrt{1405}+7500 x=7500-200\sqrt{1405}$$

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.

$$x ^ 2 -15000x +50000 = 0$$

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

$$r + s = 15000 rs = 50000$$

Two numbers r and s sum up to 15000 exactly when the average of the two numbers is \frac{1}{2}*15000 = 7500. 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>

$$r = 7500 - u s = 7500 + u$$

To solve for unknown quantity u, substitute these in the product equation rs = 50000

$$(7500 - u) (7500 + u) = 50000$$

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

$$56250000 - u^2 = 50000$$

Simplify the expression by subtracting 56250000 on both sides

$$-u^2 = 50000-56250000 = -56200000$$

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

$$u^2 = 56200000 u = \pm\sqrt{56200000} = \pm \sqrt{56200000}$$

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

$$r =7500 - \sqrt{56200000} = 3.334 s = 7500 + \sqrt{56200000} = 14996.666$$