Question

3x^2=30x+24

Answer 1

what am I suppose to be doing with the problem?

Answer 2

solve using the quadratic formula

Answer 3

okay just a sec. it might take me a min.

Answer 4

okay thank you!

Answer 5

is that a negative 30 (-30)

Answer 6

yes it is!

Answer 7

3x^2 = -30x + 24 -- get all the x's on the left, divide by 3, & complete the square
3x^2 + 30x = 24
x^2 + 10x + 25 = 8 + 25 = 33
x + 5 = ±√33
• x = -5 ±√33
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110129185302AAp0MTe
this is where I got it from

Answer 8

did that help if not I have other sites?

Answer 9

Yes that helped very much! do you think you could help me with this too? "If a football player passes a football from 4 feet off the ground with an initial velocity of 36 feet per second, how long will it take the football to hit the ground? Use the equation h = -16t2 + 36t + 4"