12x^2+x-1=1

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Solution for 12x^2+x-1=1 equation:


Simplifying
12x2 + x + -1 = 1

Reorder the terms:
-1 + x + 12x2 = 1

Solving
-1 + x + 12x2 = 1

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-1 + -1 + x + 12x2 = 1 + -1

Combine like terms: -1 + -1 = -2
-2 + x + 12x2 = 1 + -1

Combine like terms: 1 + -1 = 0
-2 + x + 12x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '12'.
-0.1666666667 + 0.08333333333x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '0.1666666667' to each side of the equation.
-0.1666666667 + 0.08333333333x + 0.1666666667 + x2 = 0 + 0.1666666667

Reorder the terms:
-0.1666666667 + 0.1666666667 + 0.08333333333x + x2 = 0 + 0.1666666667

Combine like terms: -0.1666666667 + 0.1666666667 = 0.0000000000
0.0000000000 + 0.08333333333x + x2 = 0 + 0.1666666667
0.08333333333x + x2 = 0 + 0.1666666667

Combine like terms: 0 + 0.1666666667 = 0.1666666667
0.08333333333x + x2 = 0.1666666667

The x term is x.  Take half its coefficient (0.5).
Square it (0.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.25' to each side of the equation.
0.08333333333x + 0.25 + x2 = 0.1666666667 + 0.25

Reorder the terms:
0.25 + 0.08333333333x + x2 = 0.1666666667 + 0.25

Combine like terms: 0.1666666667 + 0.25 = 0.4166666667
0.25 + 0.08333333333x + x2 = 0.4166666667

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.5)(x + 0.5) = 0.4166666667

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.645497224

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.5) equal to 0.645497224 and -0.645497224.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.5 = 0.645497224 Simplifying x + 0.5 = 0.645497224 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + x = 0.645497224 Solving 0.5 + x = 0.645497224 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.5' to each side of the equation. 0.5 + -0.5 + x = 0.645497224 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 0.645497224 + -0.5 x = 0.645497224 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.645497224 + -0.5 = 0.145497224 x = 0.145497224 Simplifying x = 0.145497224

Subproblem 2

x + 0.5 = -0.645497224 Simplifying x + 0.5 = -0.645497224 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + x = -0.645497224 Solving 0.5 + x = -0.645497224 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.5' to each side of the equation. 0.5 + -0.5 + x = -0.645497224 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -0.645497224 + -0.5 x = -0.645497224 + -0.5 Combine like terms: -0.645497224 + -0.5 = -1.145497224 x = -1.145497224 Simplifying x = -1.145497224

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {0.145497224, -1.145497224}

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