-3x^2-2x+18=

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Solution for -3x^2-2x+18= equation:


Simplifying
-3x2 + -2x + 18 = 0

Reorder the terms:
18 + -2x + -3x2 = 0

Solving
18 + -2x + -3x2 = 0

Solving for variable 'x'.

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

Divide each side by '-3'.
-6 + 0.6666666667x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '6' to each side of the equation.
-6 + 0.6666666667x + 6 + x2 = 0 + 6

Reorder the terms:
-6 + 6 + 0.6666666667x + x2 = 0 + 6

Combine like terms: -6 + 6 = 0
0 + 0.6666666667x + x2 = 0 + 6
0.6666666667x + x2 = 0 + 6

Combine like terms: 0 + 6 = 6
0.6666666667x + x2 = 6

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 = 6 + 0.1111111112

Reorder the terms:
0.1111111112 + 0.6666666667x + x2 = 6 + 0.1111111112

Combine like terms: 6 + 0.1111111112 = 6.1111111112
0.1111111112 + 0.6666666667x + x2 = 6.1111111112

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.3333333334)(x + 0.3333333334) = 6.1111111112

Calculate the square root of the right side: 2.472066162

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.3333333334) equal to 2.472066162 and -2.472066162.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.3333333334 = 2.472066162 Simplifying x + 0.3333333334 = 2.472066162 Reorder the terms: 0.3333333334 + x = 2.472066162 Solving 0.3333333334 + x = 2.472066162 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 = 2.472066162 + -0.3333333334 Combine like terms: 0.3333333334 + -0.3333333334 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = 2.472066162 + -0.3333333334 x = 2.472066162 + -0.3333333334 Combine like terms: 2.472066162 + -0.3333333334 = 2.1387328286 x = 2.1387328286 Simplifying x = 2.1387328286

Subproblem 2

x + 0.3333333334 = -2.472066162 Simplifying x + 0.3333333334 = -2.472066162 Reorder the terms: 0.3333333334 + x = -2.472066162 Solving 0.3333333334 + x = -2.472066162 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 = -2.472066162 + -0.3333333334 Combine like terms: 0.3333333334 + -0.3333333334 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = -2.472066162 + -0.3333333334 x = -2.472066162 + -0.3333333334 Combine like terms: -2.472066162 + -0.3333333334 = -2.8053994954 x = -2.8053994954 Simplifying x = -2.8053994954

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {2.1387328286, -2.8053994954}

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