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zaper
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Homework Statement
I need to solve 0 = 5x2 - 50x + 125 with solutions x = 5, x = 8.
Homework Equations
Referencing this thread I arrived at the equation (x - 5)(x - 8) = 5x2 - 50x + 125. Expanding
x2 - 13x + 40 = 5x2 - 50x + 125
The Attempt at a Solution
I tried to simply compare coefficients here but I saw that for x2 this would give me 1b = 510 which I don't think is possible. So what I did instead was factor out a 5 giving
x2 - 13x + 40 = 5(x2 - 10x + 25) which I set up the system
1b = 110 -> 1 = 1
-13b = -1010 -> 1 * b + 3 = 10
40b = 2510 -> 4 * b + 0 = 25
The first equation is not helpful at all, the second givers b = 7 which is not possible with x = 8 and the third gives b = 6.25 which is also not possible.
I'm really stumped here. Any help would be awesome.