21x^2+17x+3=0

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Solution for 21x^2+17x+3=0 equation:


Simplifying
21x2 + 17x + 3 = 0

Reorder the terms:
3 + 17x + 21x2 = 0

Solving
3 + 17x + 21x2 = 0

Solving for variable 'x'.

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

Divide each side by '21'.
0.1428571429 + 0.8095238095x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-0.1428571429' to each side of the equation.
0.1428571429 + 0.8095238095x + -0.1428571429 + x2 = 0 + -0.1428571429

Reorder the terms:
0.1428571429 + -0.1428571429 + 0.8095238095x + x2 = 0 + -0.1428571429

Combine like terms: 0.1428571429 + -0.1428571429 = 0.0000000000
0.0000000000 + 0.8095238095x + x2 = 0 + -0.1428571429
0.8095238095x + x2 = 0 + -0.1428571429

Combine like terms: 0 + -0.1428571429 = -0.1428571429
0.8095238095x + x2 = -0.1428571429

The x term is 0.8095238095x.  Take half its coefficient (0.4047619048).
Square it (0.1638321996) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.1638321996' to each side of the equation.
0.8095238095x + 0.1638321996 + x2 = -0.1428571429 + 0.1638321996

Reorder the terms:
0.1638321996 + 0.8095238095x + x2 = -0.1428571429 + 0.1638321996

Combine like terms: -0.1428571429 + 0.1638321996 = 0.0209750567
0.1638321996 + 0.8095238095x + x2 = 0.0209750567

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.4047619048)(x + 0.4047619048) = 0.0209750567

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.144827679

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.4047619048) equal to 0.144827679 and -0.144827679.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.4047619048 = 0.144827679 Simplifying x + 0.4047619048 = 0.144827679 Reorder the terms: 0.4047619048 + x = 0.144827679 Solving 0.4047619048 + x = 0.144827679 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.4047619048' to each side of the equation. 0.4047619048 + -0.4047619048 + x = 0.144827679 + -0.4047619048 Combine like terms: 0.4047619048 + -0.4047619048 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = 0.144827679 + -0.4047619048 x = 0.144827679 + -0.4047619048 Combine like terms: 0.144827679 + -0.4047619048 = -0.2599342258 x = -0.2599342258 Simplifying x = -0.2599342258

Subproblem 2

x + 0.4047619048 = -0.144827679 Simplifying x + 0.4047619048 = -0.144827679 Reorder the terms: 0.4047619048 + x = -0.144827679 Solving 0.4047619048 + x = -0.144827679 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.4047619048' to each side of the equation. 0.4047619048 + -0.4047619048 + x = -0.144827679 + -0.4047619048 Combine like terms: 0.4047619048 + -0.4047619048 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = -0.144827679 + -0.4047619048 x = -0.144827679 + -0.4047619048 Combine like terms: -0.144827679 + -0.4047619048 = -0.5495895838 x = -0.5495895838 Simplifying x = -0.5495895838

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {-0.2599342258, -0.5495895838}

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