Solving for a variable with quadratic equations

**Kyrie** · October 17th 2010, 07:04 PM

Solving for t

$A = 6.5 - \frac{20.4t}{t^2+36}$

I wasn't sure but I decided to try to get the fraction out by multiplying both sides by $t^2+36$

Which makes it:

$A(t^2+36) = 6.5(t^2+36) - 20.4t$

I then distributed accordingly.

$At^2 + A36 = 6.5t^2 + 234 - 20.4t$

I don't know if I'm doing this correctly or where to go next. Help appreciated immensely. <3

**Educated** · October 17th 2010, 07:10 PM

You are on the right track.

Move everything to one side and factorise to get the formula to look similar to: $(a)t^2 + (b)t + (c) = 0$

**pickslides** · October 17th 2010, 07:11 PM

Move everything to one side.

$\displaystyle At^2 + A36 = 6.5t^2 + 234 - 20.4t$

$\displaystyle At^2 + A36 - 6.5t^2 - 234 + 20.4t= 0$

now group in order of $t$

$\displaystyle At^2 - 6.5t^2 + 20.4t+ A36- 234= 0$

Factoring

$\displaystyle (A - 6.5)t^2 + 20.4t+ A36- 234= 0$

Now in the quadratic formula make $\displaystyle a = A - 6.5 , b =20.4, c= A36- 234= 0$

**Kyrie** · October 18th 2010, 12:04 AM

Thanks guys.

I get to here:
$\frac{-20.4 ± \sqrt{20.4^2 - 4 (A-6.5)(A36-234)}}{2 (A-6.5)}$

Do I foil and multiply out? This problem frustrates me.

**HallsofIvy** · October 18th 2010, 01:59 AM

Not unless you have so good reason to do so. That is the answer.

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