3.8x^2+1.2x+17=1000

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Solution for 3.8x^2+1.2x+17=1000 equation:


Simplifying
3.8x2 + 1.2x + 17 = 1000

Reorder the terms:
17 + 1.2x + 3.8x2 = 1000

Solving
17 + 1.2x + 3.8x2 = 1000

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
17 + -1000 + 1.2x + 3.8x2 = 1000 + -1000

Combine like terms: 17 + -1000 = -983
-983 + 1.2x + 3.8x2 = 1000 + -1000

Combine like terms: 1000 + -1000 = 0
-983 + 1.2x + 3.8x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '3.8'.
-258.6842105 + 0.3157894737x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '258.6842105' to each side of the equation.
-258.6842105 + 0.3157894737x + 258.6842105 + x2 = 0 + 258.6842105

Reorder the terms:
-258.6842105 + 258.6842105 + 0.3157894737x + x2 = 0 + 258.6842105

Combine like terms: -258.6842105 + 258.6842105 = 0.0000000
0.0000000 + 0.3157894737x + x2 = 0 + 258.6842105
0.3157894737x + x2 = 0 + 258.6842105

Combine like terms: 0 + 258.6842105 = 258.6842105
0.3157894737x + x2 = 258.6842105

The x term is 0.3157894737x.  Take half its coefficient (0.1578947369).
Square it (0.02493074794) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.02493074794' to each side of the equation.
0.3157894737x + 0.02493074794 + x2 = 258.6842105 + 0.02493074794

Reorder the terms:
0.02493074794 + 0.3157894737x + x2 = 258.6842105 + 0.02493074794

Combine like terms: 258.6842105 + 0.02493074794 = 258.70914124794
0.02493074794 + 0.3157894737x + x2 = 258.70914124794

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.1578947369)(x + 0.1578947369) = 258.70914124794

Calculate the square root of the right side: 16.084437859

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.1578947369) equal to 16.084437859 and -16.084437859.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.1578947369 = 16.084437859 Simplifying x + 0.1578947369 = 16.084437859 Reorder the terms: 0.1578947369 + x = 16.084437859 Solving 0.1578947369 + x = 16.084437859 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.1578947369' to each side of the equation. 0.1578947369 + -0.1578947369 + x = 16.084437859 + -0.1578947369 Combine like terms: 0.1578947369 + -0.1578947369 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = 16.084437859 + -0.1578947369 x = 16.084437859 + -0.1578947369 Combine like terms: 16.084437859 + -0.1578947369 = 15.9265431221 x = 15.9265431221 Simplifying x = 15.9265431221

Subproblem 2

x + 0.1578947369 = -16.084437859 Simplifying x + 0.1578947369 = -16.084437859 Reorder the terms: 0.1578947369 + x = -16.084437859 Solving 0.1578947369 + x = -16.084437859 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.1578947369' to each side of the equation. 0.1578947369 + -0.1578947369 + x = -16.084437859 + -0.1578947369 Combine like terms: 0.1578947369 + -0.1578947369 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = -16.084437859 + -0.1578947369 x = -16.084437859 + -0.1578947369 Combine like terms: -16.084437859 + -0.1578947369 = -16.2423325959 x = -16.2423325959 Simplifying x = -16.2423325959

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {15.9265431221, -16.2423325959}

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