-3x(x-5)=18

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Solution for -3x(x-5)=18 equation:



-3x(x-5)=18
We move all terms to the left:
-3x(x-5)-(18)=0
We multiply parentheses
-3x^2+15x-18=0
a = -3; b = 15; c = -18;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 152-4·(-3)·(-18)
Δ = 9
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{9}=3$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(15)-3}{2*-3}=\frac{-18}{-6} =+3 $
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(15)+3}{2*-3}=\frac{-12}{-6} =+2 $

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