Solved on Sep 16, 2023

Solve the quadratic equation 15x2=11x215 x^{2}=11 x-2 and find the fractions 2/5,1/3,2/5,1/32 / 5, 1 / 3, -2 / 5, -1 / 3.

STEP 1

Assumptions1. The equation given is 15x=11x15x^{}=11x- . We are looking for the roots of the equation, which are the values of xx that satisfy the equation.

STEP 2

To solve for xx, we need to rearrange the equation into a standard quadratic form ax2+bx+c=0ax^{2} + bx + c =0.15x211x+2=015x^{2} -11x +2 =0

STEP 3

The quadratic formula is given byx=b±b2ac2ax = \frac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^{2} -ac}}{2a}where aa, bb, and cc are coefficients of the quadratic equation. In our case, a=15a =15, b=11b = -11, and c=2c =2.

STEP 4

First, we calculate the value under the square root in the quadratic formula, which is b24acb^{2} -4ac.
b24ac=(11)24152b^{2} -4ac = (-11)^{2} -4 \cdot15 \cdot2

STEP 5

Calculate the value of b24acb^{2} -4ac.
b24ac=121120=1b^{2} -4ac =121 -120 =1

STEP 6

Now, we can substitute aa, bb, and b24acb^{2} -4ac into the quadratic formula to solve for xx.
x=(11)±1215x = \frac{-(-11) \pm \sqrt{1}}{2 \cdot15}

STEP 7

implify the equation.
x=11±130x = \frac{11 \pm1}{30}

STEP 8

The ±\pm sign means there are two solutions one with the plus sign and one with the minus sign. Let's calculate both.
For the plus signx=11+130=1230=25x = \frac{11 +1}{30} = \frac{12}{30} = \frac{2}{5}For the minus signx=11130=1030=13x = \frac{11 -1}{30} = \frac{10}{30} = \frac{1}{3}So, the solutions to the equation 15x2=11x215x^{2}=11x-2 are x=25x = \frac{2}{5} and x=13x = \frac{1}{3}.

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