2x^2-42x+108=0

Solution for 2x^2-42x+108=0 equation:

Simplifying
2x2 + -42x + 108 = 0

Reorder the terms:
108 + -42x + 2x2 = 0

Solving
108 + -42x + 2x2 = 0

Solving for variable 'x'.

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF), '2'.
2(54 + -21x + x2) = 0

Factor a trinomial.
2((3 + -1x)(18 + -1x)) = 0

Ignore the factor 2.
Subproblem 1
Set the factor '(3 + -1x)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
3 + -1x = 0

Solving
3 + -1x = 0

Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.

Add '-3' to each side of the equation.
3 + -3 + -1x = 0 + -3

Combine like terms: 3 + -3 = 0
0 + -1x = 0 + -3
-1x = 0 + -3

Combine like terms: 0 + -3 = -3
-1x = -3

Divide each side by '-1'.
x = 3

Simplifying
x = 3
Subproblem 2
Set the factor '(18 + -1x)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
18 + -1x = 0

Solving
18 + -1x = 0

Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.

Add '-18' to each side of the equation.
18 + -18 + -1x = 0 + -18

Combine like terms: 18 + -18 = 0
0 + -1x = 0 + -18
-1x = 0 + -18

Combine like terms: 0 + -18 = -18
-1x = -18

Divide each side by '-1'.
x = 18

Simplifying
x = 18
Solution
x = {3, 18}