3q^2-4q=2q^2-8q+21

Solution for 3q^2-4q=2q^2-8q+21 equation:

3q^2-4q=2q^2-8q+21

We move all terms to the left:

3q^2-4q-(2q^2-8q+21)=0

We get rid of parentheses

3q^2-2q^2-4q+8q-21=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

q^2+4q-21=0

a = 1; b = 4; c = -21;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 42-4·1·(-21)
Δ = 100
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$q_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$q_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{100}=10$
$q_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(4)-10}{2*1}=\frac{-14}{2}
=-7
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$q_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(4)+10}{2*1}=\frac{6}{2}
=3
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