3r^2-21r+18=0

Solution for 3r^2-21r+18=0 equation:

Simplifying
3r2 + -21r + 18 = 0

Reorder the terms:
18 + -21r + 3r2 = 0

Solving
18 + -21r + 3r2 = 0

Solving for variable 'r'.

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF), '3'.
3(6 + -7r + r2) = 0

Factor a trinomial.
3((1 + -1r)(6 + -1r)) = 0

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

Simplifying
1 + -1r = 0

Solving
1 + -1r = 0

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

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

Combine like terms: 1 + -1 = 0
0 + -1r = 0 + -1
-1r = 0 + -1

Combine like terms: 0 + -1 = -1
-1r = -1

Divide each side by '-1'.
r = 1

Simplifying
r = 1
Subproblem 2
Set the factor '(6 + -1r)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
6 + -1r = 0

Solving
6 + -1r = 0

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

Add '-6' to each side of the equation.
6 + -6 + -1r = 0 + -6

Combine like terms: 6 + -6 = 0
0 + -1r = 0 + -6
-1r = 0 + -6

Combine like terms: 0 + -6 = -6
-1r = -6

Divide each side by '-1'.
r = 6

Simplifying
r = 6
Solution
r = {1, 6}