12x^2-2x-3=0

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Solution for 12x^2-2x-3=0 equation:


Simplifying
12x2 + -2x + -3 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-3 + -2x + 12x2 = 0

Solving
-3 + -2x + 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'.
-0.25 + -0.1666666667x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '0.25' to each side of the equation.
-0.25 + -0.1666666667x + 0.25 + x2 = 0 + 0.25

Reorder the terms:
-0.25 + 0.25 + -0.1666666667x + x2 = 0 + 0.25

Combine like terms: -0.25 + 0.25 = 0.00
0.00 + -0.1666666667x + x2 = 0 + 0.25
-0.1666666667x + x2 = 0 + 0.25

Combine like terms: 0 + 0.25 = 0.25
-0.1666666667x + x2 = 0.25

The x term is -0.1666666667x.  Take half its coefficient (-0.08333333335).
Square it (0.006944444447) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.006944444447' to each side of the equation.
-0.1666666667x + 0.006944444447 + x2 = 0.25 + 0.006944444447

Reorder the terms:
0.006944444447 + -0.1666666667x + x2 = 0.25 + 0.006944444447

Combine like terms: 0.25 + 0.006944444447 = 0.256944444447
0.006944444447 + -0.1666666667x + x2 = 0.256944444447

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -0.08333333335)(x + -0.08333333335) = 0.256944444447

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.506896878

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -0.08333333335) equal to 0.506896878 and -0.506896878.

Subproblem 1

x + -0.08333333335 = 0.506896878 Simplifying x + -0.08333333335 = 0.506896878 Reorder the terms: -0.08333333335 + x = 0.506896878 Solving -0.08333333335 + x = 0.506896878 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.08333333335' to each side of the equation. -0.08333333335 + 0.08333333335 + x = 0.506896878 + 0.08333333335 Combine like terms: -0.08333333335 + 0.08333333335 = 0.00000000000 0.00000000000 + x = 0.506896878 + 0.08333333335 x = 0.506896878 + 0.08333333335 Combine like terms: 0.506896878 + 0.08333333335 = 0.59023021135 x = 0.59023021135 Simplifying x = 0.59023021135

Subproblem 2

x + -0.08333333335 = -0.506896878 Simplifying x + -0.08333333335 = -0.506896878 Reorder the terms: -0.08333333335 + x = -0.506896878 Solving -0.08333333335 + x = -0.506896878 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.08333333335' to each side of the equation. -0.08333333335 + 0.08333333335 + x = -0.506896878 + 0.08333333335 Combine like terms: -0.08333333335 + 0.08333333335 = 0.00000000000 0.00000000000 + x = -0.506896878 + 0.08333333335 x = -0.506896878 + 0.08333333335 Combine like terms: -0.506896878 + 0.08333333335 = -0.42356354465 x = -0.42356354465 Simplifying x = -0.42356354465

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {0.59023021135, -0.42356354465}

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