Isolating an equation

[Tat]

Homework Statement

How to isolate for “t” in equation.

Homework Equations

d=v2t-1/2a(t^2)

The Attempt at a Solution

d=v2t-1/2a(t^2)

 

[berkeman]

Homework Statement

How to isolate for “t” in equation.

Homework Equations

d=v2t-1/2a(t^2)

The Attempt at a Solution

d=v2t-1/2a(t^2)

Welcome to the PF. Are you familiar with factoring a polynomial equation?

 

[Tat]

Welcome to the PF. Are you familiar with factoring a polynomial equation?

No I’m not sorry

 

[Nguyen Son]

It's a quadratic equation with variable $t$, so if you want to separate $t$ from the equation, it means that you are going to find the root of the equation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadratic_equation

 

[berkeman]

Factoring a Quadratic (polynomial with an x^2 term): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadratic_equation

And solving with the Quadratic Formula: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadratic_formula

What class is this question from? What grade year are you in currently, and what math have you had so far?

 

[berkeman]

No I’m not sorry

Actually, that's a funny reply, depending on how you add punctuation to it...

"No, I'm not sorry"

"No I'm not, sorry"

LOL

 

[Nguyen Son]

Actually, that's a funny reply, depending on how you add punctuation to it...

"No, I'm not sorry"

"No I'm not, sorry"

LOL

Hope he didn't mean to say the first one...