How would I solve for R?
R^2 + (4400)^2 = (R + 1.5)^2
I would expand the right hand side.Then,collect term and use the quadratic equation.
Thanks! I didn't even need to use the quadratic because when I added like terms, the square canceled out :)
To solve for R, we can start by expanding the equation.
Expanding the square on the left side:
R^2 + 4400^2 = R^2 + 2R * 1.5 + 1.5^2
Simplifying:
R^2 + 19360000 = R^2 + 3R + 2.25
Now we can simplify the equation by canceling out the R^2 terms, as they are on both sides of the equation:
19360000 = 3R + 2.25
Next, we can isolate the R term by subtracting 2.25 from both sides of the equation:
19360000 - 2.25 = 3R
Finally, divide both sides by 3 to solve for R:
R = (19360000 - 2.25) / 3
Calculating the solution:
R ≈ 6451999.917