-3y^2-5y+72=0

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Solution for -3y^2-5y+72=0 equation:


Simplifying
-3y2 + -5y + 72 = 0

Reorder the terms:
72 + -5y + -3y2 = 0

Solving
72 + -5y + -3y2 = 0

Solving for variable 'y'.

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

Divide each side by '-3'.
-24 + 1.666666667y + y2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '24' to each side of the equation.
-24 + 1.666666667y + 24 + y2 = 0 + 24

Reorder the terms:
-24 + 24 + 1.666666667y + y2 = 0 + 24

Combine like terms: -24 + 24 = 0
0 + 1.666666667y + y2 = 0 + 24
1.666666667y + y2 = 0 + 24

Combine like terms: 0 + 24 = 24
1.666666667y + y2 = 24

The y term is 1.666666667y.  Take half its coefficient (0.8333333335).
Square it (0.6944444447) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.6944444447' to each side of the equation.
1.666666667y + 0.6944444447 + y2 = 24 + 0.6944444447

Reorder the terms:
0.6944444447 + 1.666666667y + y2 = 24 + 0.6944444447

Combine like terms: 24 + 0.6944444447 = 24.6944444447
0.6944444447 + 1.666666667y + y2 = 24.6944444447

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(y + 0.8333333335)(y + 0.8333333335) = 24.6944444447

Calculate the square root of the right side: 4.969350505

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(y + 0.8333333335) equal to 4.969350505 and -4.969350505.

Subproblem 1

y + 0.8333333335 = 4.969350505 Simplifying y + 0.8333333335 = 4.969350505 Reorder the terms: 0.8333333335 + y = 4.969350505 Solving 0.8333333335 + y = 4.969350505 Solving for variable 'y'. Move all terms containing y to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.8333333335' to each side of the equation. 0.8333333335 + -0.8333333335 + y = 4.969350505 + -0.8333333335 Combine like terms: 0.8333333335 + -0.8333333335 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + y = 4.969350505 + -0.8333333335 y = 4.969350505 + -0.8333333335 Combine like terms: 4.969350505 + -0.8333333335 = 4.1360171715 y = 4.1360171715 Simplifying y = 4.1360171715

Subproblem 2

y + 0.8333333335 = -4.969350505 Simplifying y + 0.8333333335 = -4.969350505 Reorder the terms: 0.8333333335 + y = -4.969350505 Solving 0.8333333335 + y = -4.969350505 Solving for variable 'y'. Move all terms containing y to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.8333333335' to each side of the equation. 0.8333333335 + -0.8333333335 + y = -4.969350505 + -0.8333333335 Combine like terms: 0.8333333335 + -0.8333333335 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + y = -4.969350505 + -0.8333333335 y = -4.969350505 + -0.8333333335 Combine like terms: -4.969350505 + -0.8333333335 = -5.8026838385 y = -5.8026838385 Simplifying y = -5.8026838385

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. y = {4.1360171715, -5.8026838385}

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