2x^2+9x+12=48

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Solution for 2x^2+9x+12=48 equation:


Simplifying
2x2 + 9x + 12 = 48

Reorder the terms:
12 + 9x + 2x2 = 48

Solving
12 + 9x + 2x2 = 48

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
12 + -48 + 9x + 2x2 = 48 + -48

Combine like terms: 12 + -48 = -36
-36 + 9x + 2x2 = 48 + -48

Combine like terms: 48 + -48 = 0
-36 + 9x + 2x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '2'.
-18 + 4.5x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '18' to each side of the equation.
-18 + 4.5x + 18 + x2 = 0 + 18

Reorder the terms:
-18 + 18 + 4.5x + x2 = 0 + 18

Combine like terms: -18 + 18 = 0
0 + 4.5x + x2 = 0 + 18
4.5x + x2 = 0 + 18

Combine like terms: 0 + 18 = 18
4.5x + x2 = 18

The x term is 4.5x.  Take half its coefficient (2.25).
Square it (5.0625) and add it to both sides.

Add '5.0625' to each side of the equation.
4.5x + 5.0625 + x2 = 18 + 5.0625

Reorder the terms:
5.0625 + 4.5x + x2 = 18 + 5.0625

Combine like terms: 18 + 5.0625 = 23.0625
5.0625 + 4.5x + x2 = 23.0625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 2.25)(x + 2.25) = 23.0625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 4.802343178

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 2.25) equal to 4.802343178 and -4.802343178.

Subproblem 1

x + 2.25 = 4.802343178 Simplifying x + 2.25 = 4.802343178 Reorder the terms: 2.25 + x = 4.802343178 Solving 2.25 + x = 4.802343178 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-2.25' to each side of the equation. 2.25 + -2.25 + x = 4.802343178 + -2.25 Combine like terms: 2.25 + -2.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = 4.802343178 + -2.25 x = 4.802343178 + -2.25 Combine like terms: 4.802343178 + -2.25 = 2.552343178 x = 2.552343178 Simplifying x = 2.552343178

Subproblem 2

x + 2.25 = -4.802343178 Simplifying x + 2.25 = -4.802343178 Reorder the terms: 2.25 + x = -4.802343178 Solving 2.25 + x = -4.802343178 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-2.25' to each side of the equation. 2.25 + -2.25 + x = -4.802343178 + -2.25 Combine like terms: 2.25 + -2.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = -4.802343178 + -2.25 x = -4.802343178 + -2.25 Combine like terms: -4.802343178 + -2.25 = -7.052343178 x = -7.052343178 Simplifying x = -7.052343178

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {2.552343178, -7.052343178}

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