Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

![x^2+3x=10^{1\frac{1}{2}}\\\\x^2+3x=10^{1+\frac{1}{2}}\qquad\text{use}\ a^n\cdot a^m=a^{n+m}\\\\x^2+3x=10\cdot10^\frac{1}{2}\qquad\text{use}\ \sqrt[n]{a}=a^\frac{1}{n}\\\\x^2+3x=10\sqrt{10}\qquad\text{subtract}\ 10\sqrt{10}\ \text{from both sides}\\\\x^2+3x-10\sqrt{10}=0\\\\\text{Use the quadratic formula}\\\\ax^2+bx+c=0\\\\x=\dfrac{-b\pm\sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}\\\\a=1,\ b=3,\ c=-10\sqrt{10}\\\\b^2-4ac=3^2-4(1)(-10\sqrt{10})=9+40\sqrt{10}\\\\x=\dfrac{-3\pm\sqrt{40+10\sqrt{10}}}{2(1)}=\dfrac{-3\pm\sqrt{40+10\sqrt{10}}}{2}\\\\x=\dfrac{-3-\sqrt{10+10\sqrt{10}}}{2}\notin D](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=x%5E2%2B3x%3D10%5E%7B1%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B2%7D%7D%5C%5C%5C%5Cx%5E2%2B3x%3D10%5E%7B1%2B%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B2%7D%7D%5Cqquad%5Ctext%7Buse%7D%5C%20a%5En%5Ccdot%20a%5Em%3Da%5E%7Bn%2Bm%7D%5C%5C%5C%5Cx%5E2%2B3x%3D10%5Ccdot10%5E%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B2%7D%5Cqquad%5Ctext%7Buse%7D%5C%20%5Csqrt%5Bn%5D%7Ba%7D%3Da%5E%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7Bn%7D%5C%5C%5C%5Cx%5E2%2B3x%3D10%5Csqrt%7B10%7D%5Cqquad%5Ctext%7Bsubtract%7D%5C%2010%5Csqrt%7B10%7D%5C%20%5Ctext%7Bfrom%20both%20sides%7D%5C%5C%5C%5Cx%5E2%2B3x-10%5Csqrt%7B10%7D%3D0%5C%5C%5C%5C%5Ctext%7BUse%20the%20quadratic%20formula%7D%5C%5C%5C%5Cax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc%3D0%5C%5C%5C%5Cx%3D%5Cdfrac%7B-b%5Cpm%5Csqrt%7Bb%5E2-4ac%7D%7D%7B2a%7D%5C%5C%5C%5Ca%3D1%2C%5C%20b%3D3%2C%5C%20c%3D-10%5Csqrt%7B10%7D%5C%5C%5C%5Cb%5E2-4ac%3D3%5E2-4%281%29%28-10%5Csqrt%7B10%7D%29%3D9%2B40%5Csqrt%7B10%7D%5C%5C%5C%5Cx%3D%5Cdfrac%7B-3%5Cpm%5Csqrt%7B40%2B10%5Csqrt%7B10%7D%7D%7D%7B2%281%29%7D%3D%5Cdfrac%7B-3%5Cpm%5Csqrt%7B40%2B10%5Csqrt%7B10%7D%7D%7D%7B2%7D%5C%5C%5C%5Cx%3D%5Cdfrac%7B-3-%5Csqrt%7B10%2B10%5Csqrt%7B10%7D%7D%7D%7B2%7D%5Cnotin%20D)

To begin, we can simplify the expression's denominator by finding a common denominator between the denominators of the fractions in the denominator. To make them compatible, we can convert

into

:

Next, we can simplify:

Finally, to cancel the denominator within the denominator, we can multiply the whole expression by

, or 1:

The expression simplifies to

, or

as a mixed number.
4500 - 2300 = 2200
They wish to get rid of 2200 employees
250(x) = 2200
Divide 2200 by 250
x = 8.8
It will take 8.8 years.