Question:
The product of Tanvy's age (in years) 5 years ago and her age 8 years later is 30. Find her present age.
Solution:
Let the present age of Meena be $x$ years.
According to the question:
$(x-5)(x+8)=30$
$\Rightarrow x^{2}+3 x-40=30$
$\Rightarrow x^{2}+3 x-70=0$
$\Rightarrow x^{2}+(10-7) x-70=0$
$\Rightarrow x^{2}+10 x-7 x-70=0$
$\Rightarrow x(x+10)-7(x+10)=0$
$\Rightarrow(x+10)(x-7)=0$
$\Rightarrow x+10=0$ or $x-7=0$
$\Rightarrow x=-10$ or $x=7$
$\Rightarrow x=7 \quad(\because$ Age cannot be negative $)$
Thus, the present age of Meena is 7 years.