3(x^2+x)=71

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Solution for 3(x^2+x)=71 equation:


Simplifying
3(x2 + x) = 71

Reorder the terms:
3(x + x2) = 71
(x * 3 + x2 * 3) = 71
(3x + 3x2) = 71

Solving
3x + 3x2 = 71

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-71 + 3x + 3x2 = 71 + -71

Combine like terms: 71 + -71 = 0
-71 + 3x + 3x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '3'.
-23.66666667 + x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '23.66666667' to each side of the equation.
-23.66666667 + x + 23.66666667 + x2 = 0 + 23.66666667

Reorder the terms:
-23.66666667 + 23.66666667 + x + x2 = 0 + 23.66666667

Combine like terms: -23.66666667 + 23.66666667 = 0.00000000
0.00000000 + x + x2 = 0 + 23.66666667
x + x2 = 0 + 23.66666667

Combine like terms: 0 + 23.66666667 = 23.66666667
x + x2 = 23.66666667

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.
 + 0.25 + x2 = 23.66666667 + 0.25

Combine like terms:  + 0.25 = 1.25
1.25 + x2 = 23.66666667 + 0.25

Combine like terms: 23.66666667 + 0.25 = 23.91666667
1.25 + x2 = 23.91666667

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.5)(x + 0.5) = 23.91666667

Calculate the square root of the right side: 4.890466917

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.5) equal to 4.890466917 and -4.890466917.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.5 = 4.890466917 Simplifying x + 0.5 = 4.890466917 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + x = 4.890466917 Solving 0.5 + x = 4.890466917 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 = 4.890466917 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 4.890466917 + -0.5 x = 4.890466917 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 4.890466917 + -0.5 = 4.390466917 x = 4.390466917 Simplifying x = 4.390466917

Subproblem 2

x + 0.5 = -4.890466917 Simplifying x + 0.5 = -4.890466917 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + x = -4.890466917 Solving 0.5 + x = -4.890466917 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 = -4.890466917 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -4.890466917 + -0.5 x = -4.890466917 + -0.5 Combine like terms: -4.890466917 + -0.5 = -5.390466917 x = -5.390466917 Simplifying x = -5.390466917

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {4.390466917, -5.390466917}

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