12x^2+17x+1=0

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Solution for 12x^2+17x+1=0 equation:


Simplifying
12x2 + 17x + 1 = 0

Reorder the terms:
1 + 17x + 12x2 = 0

Solving
1 + 17x + 12x2 = 0

Solving for variable 'x'.

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

Divide each side by '12'.
0.08333333333 + 1.416666667x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-0.08333333333' to each side of the equation.
0.08333333333 + 1.416666667x + -0.08333333333 + x2 = 0 + -0.08333333333

Reorder the terms:
0.08333333333 + -0.08333333333 + 1.416666667x + x2 = 0 + -0.08333333333

Combine like terms: 0.08333333333 + -0.08333333333 = 0.00000000000
0.00000000000 + 1.416666667x + x2 = 0 + -0.08333333333
1.416666667x + x2 = 0 + -0.08333333333

Combine like terms: 0 + -0.08333333333 = -0.08333333333
1.416666667x + x2 = -0.08333333333

The x term is 1.416666667x.  Take half its coefficient (0.7083333335).
Square it (0.5017361113) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.5017361113' to each side of the equation.
1.416666667x + 0.5017361113 + x2 = -0.08333333333 + 0.5017361113

Reorder the terms:
0.5017361113 + 1.416666667x + x2 = -0.08333333333 + 0.5017361113

Combine like terms: -0.08333333333 + 0.5017361113 = 0.41840277797
0.5017361113 + 1.416666667x + x2 = 0.41840277797

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.7083333335)(x + 0.7083333335) = 0.41840277797

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.646840612

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.7083333335) equal to 0.646840612 and -0.646840612.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.7083333335 = 0.646840612 Simplifying x + 0.7083333335 = 0.646840612 Reorder the terms: 0.7083333335 + x = 0.646840612 Solving 0.7083333335 + x = 0.646840612 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.7083333335' to each side of the equation. 0.7083333335 + -0.7083333335 + x = 0.646840612 + -0.7083333335 Combine like terms: 0.7083333335 + -0.7083333335 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = 0.646840612 + -0.7083333335 x = 0.646840612 + -0.7083333335 Combine like terms: 0.646840612 + -0.7083333335 = -0.0614927215 x = -0.0614927215 Simplifying x = -0.0614927215

Subproblem 2

x + 0.7083333335 = -0.646840612 Simplifying x + 0.7083333335 = -0.646840612 Reorder the terms: 0.7083333335 + x = -0.646840612 Solving 0.7083333335 + x = -0.646840612 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.7083333335' to each side of the equation. 0.7083333335 + -0.7083333335 + x = -0.646840612 + -0.7083333335 Combine like terms: 0.7083333335 + -0.7083333335 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = -0.646840612 + -0.7083333335 x = -0.646840612 + -0.7083333335 Combine like terms: -0.646840612 + -0.7083333335 = -1.3551739455 x = -1.3551739455 Simplifying x = -1.3551739455

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {-0.0614927215, -1.3551739455}

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