(3x+2)(x+1)=3x+17

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Solution for (3x+2)(x+1)=3x+17 equation:


Simplifying
(3x + 2)(x + 1) = 3x + 17

Reorder the terms:
(2 + 3x)(x + 1) = 3x + 17

Reorder the terms:
(2 + 3x)(1 + x) = 3x + 17

Multiply (2 + 3x) * (1 + x)
(2(1 + x) + 3x * (1 + x)) = 3x + 17
((1 * 2 + x * 2) + 3x * (1 + x)) = 3x + 17
((2 + 2x) + 3x * (1 + x)) = 3x + 17
(2 + 2x + (1 * 3x + x * 3x)) = 3x + 17
(2 + 2x + (3x + 3x2)) = 3x + 17

Combine like terms: 2x + 3x = 5x
(2 + 5x + 3x2) = 3x + 17

Reorder the terms:
2 + 5x + 3x2 = 17 + 3x

Solving
2 + 5x + 3x2 = 17 + 3x

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
2 + -17 + 5x + -3x + 3x2 = 17 + 3x + -17 + -3x

Combine like terms: 2 + -17 = -15
-15 + 5x + -3x + 3x2 = 17 + 3x + -17 + -3x

Combine like terms: 5x + -3x = 2x
-15 + 2x + 3x2 = 17 + 3x + -17 + -3x

Reorder the terms:
-15 + 2x + 3x2 = 17 + -17 + 3x + -3x

Combine like terms: 17 + -17 = 0
-15 + 2x + 3x2 = 0 + 3x + -3x
-15 + 2x + 3x2 = 3x + -3x

Combine like terms: 3x + -3x = 0
-15 + 2x + 3x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
3 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '3'.
-5 + 0.6666666667x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '5' to each side of the equation.
-5 + 0.6666666667x + 5 + x2 = 0 + 5

Reorder the terms:
-5 + 5 + 0.6666666667x + x2 = 0 + 5

Combine like terms: -5 + 5 = 0
0 + 0.6666666667x + x2 = 0 + 5
0.6666666667x + x2 = 0 + 5

Combine like terms: 0 + 5 = 5
0.6666666667x + x2 = 5

The x term is 0.6666666667x.  Take half its coefficient (0.3333333334).
Square it (0.1111111112) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.1111111112' to each side of the equation.
0.6666666667x + 0.1111111112 + x2 = 5 + 0.1111111112

Reorder the terms:
0.1111111112 + 0.6666666667x + x2 = 5 + 0.1111111112

Combine like terms: 5 + 0.1111111112 = 5.1111111112
0.1111111112 + 0.6666666667x + x2 = 5.1111111112

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.3333333334)(x + 0.3333333334) = 5.1111111112

Calculate the square root of the right side: 2.260776661

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.3333333334) equal to 2.260776661 and -2.260776661.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.3333333334 = 2.260776661 Simplifying x + 0.3333333334 = 2.260776661 Reorder the terms: 0.3333333334 + x = 2.260776661 Solving 0.3333333334 + x = 2.260776661 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.3333333334' to each side of the equation. 0.3333333334 + -0.3333333334 + x = 2.260776661 + -0.3333333334 Combine like terms: 0.3333333334 + -0.3333333334 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = 2.260776661 + -0.3333333334 x = 2.260776661 + -0.3333333334 Combine like terms: 2.260776661 + -0.3333333334 = 1.9274433276 x = 1.9274433276 Simplifying x = 1.9274433276

Subproblem 2

x + 0.3333333334 = -2.260776661 Simplifying x + 0.3333333334 = -2.260776661 Reorder the terms: 0.3333333334 + x = -2.260776661 Solving 0.3333333334 + x = -2.260776661 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.3333333334' to each side of the equation. 0.3333333334 + -0.3333333334 + x = -2.260776661 + -0.3333333334 Combine like terms: 0.3333333334 + -0.3333333334 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = -2.260776661 + -0.3333333334 x = -2.260776661 + -0.3333333334 Combine like terms: -2.260776661 + -0.3333333334 = -2.5941099944 x = -2.5941099944 Simplifying x = -2.5941099944

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {1.9274433276, -2.5941099944}

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