Exercise
$x^2-16x+15=0$
Step-by-step Solution
Learn how to solve simplification of algebraic expressions problems step by step online. Solve the quadratic equation x^2-16x+15=0. Factor the trinomial x^2-16x+15 finding two numbers that multiply to form 15 and added form -16. Rewrite the polynomial as the product of two binomials consisting of the sum of the variable and the found values. Break the equation in 2 factors and set each factor equal to zero, to obtain simpler equations. Solve the equation (1).
Solve the quadratic equation x^2-16x+15=0
Final answer to the exercise
$x=1,\:x=15$