How do you solve $x^2-3x=10$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-05-17T15:37:16

Solution is x= 5, -2

This is a quadratic equation, $x^2 -3x-10=0$ , which can be solved using quadratic formula, or more easily by factorisation.

$x^2 -5x+2x-10=0$

x(x-5)+2(x-5)=0

(x+2)(x-5)=0

x=5, -2

How do you solve x^2-3x=10 x^2-3x=10 ?