Solved on Dec 08, 2023

Solve the quadratic equation 10=x23x10=x^{2}-3x for the value of xx.

STEP 1

Assumptions
1. We have the equation 10=x23x10 = x^{2} - 3x.
2. We need to solve for the variable xx.

STEP 2

To solve the quadratic equation, we first need to set it to zero. We can do this by subtracting 10 from both sides of the equation.
x23x10=0x^{2} - 3x - 10 = 0

STEP 3

Next, we try to factor the quadratic if possible. We look for two numbers that multiply to give -10 and add to give -3.

STEP 4

We find that the numbers -5 and 2 satisfy the conditions because (5)2=10(-5) \cdot 2 = -10 and (5)+2=3(-5) + 2 = -3.

STEP 5

We can now write the quadratic equation as a product of two binomials using these numbers.
(x5)(x+2)=0(x - 5)(x + 2) = 0

STEP 6

According to the zero product property, if the product of two factors is zero, then at least one of the factors must be zero.

STEP 7

We set each factor equal to zero and solve for xx.
x5=0orx+2=0x - 5 = 0 \quad \text{or} \quad x + 2 = 0

STEP 8

Solve the first equation for xx.
x=5x = 5

STEP 9

Solve the second equation for xx.
x=2x = -2

STEP 10

We have found the two solutions to the quadratic equation.
The solutions are x=5x = 5 and x=2x = -2.

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