3x^2-140x+1200=0

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Solution for 3x^2-140x+1200=0 equation:


Simplifying
3x2 + -140x + 1200 = 0

Reorder the terms:
1200 + -140x + 3x2 = 0

Solving
1200 + -140x + 3x2 = 0

Solving for variable 'x'.

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

Divide each side by '3'.
400 + -46.66666667x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-400' to each side of the equation.
400 + -46.66666667x + -400 + x2 = 0 + -400

Reorder the terms:
400 + -400 + -46.66666667x + x2 = 0 + -400

Combine like terms: 400 + -400 = 0
0 + -46.66666667x + x2 = 0 + -400
-46.66666667x + x2 = 0 + -400

Combine like terms: 0 + -400 = -400
-46.66666667x + x2 = -400

The x term is -46.66666667x.  Take half its coefficient (-23.33333334).
Square it (544.4444448) and add it to both sides.

Add '544.4444448' to each side of the equation.
-46.66666667x + 544.4444448 + x2 = -400 + 544.4444448

Reorder the terms:
544.4444448 + -46.66666667x + x2 = -400 + 544.4444448

Combine like terms: -400 + 544.4444448 = 144.4444448
544.4444448 + -46.66666667x + x2 = 144.4444448

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -23.33333334)(x + -23.33333334) = 144.4444448

Calculate the square root of the right side: 12.018504266

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -23.33333334) equal to 12.018504266 and -12.018504266.

Subproblem 1

x + -23.33333334 = 12.018504266 Simplifying x + -23.33333334 = 12.018504266 Reorder the terms: -23.33333334 + x = 12.018504266 Solving -23.33333334 + x = 12.018504266 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '23.33333334' to each side of the equation. -23.33333334 + 23.33333334 + x = 12.018504266 + 23.33333334 Combine like terms: -23.33333334 + 23.33333334 = 0.00000000 0.00000000 + x = 12.018504266 + 23.33333334 x = 12.018504266 + 23.33333334 Combine like terms: 12.018504266 + 23.33333334 = 35.351837606 x = 35.351837606 Simplifying x = 35.351837606

Subproblem 2

x + -23.33333334 = -12.018504266 Simplifying x + -23.33333334 = -12.018504266 Reorder the terms: -23.33333334 + x = -12.018504266 Solving -23.33333334 + x = -12.018504266 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '23.33333334' to each side of the equation. -23.33333334 + 23.33333334 + x = -12.018504266 + 23.33333334 Combine like terms: -23.33333334 + 23.33333334 = 0.00000000 0.00000000 + x = -12.018504266 + 23.33333334 x = -12.018504266 + 23.33333334 Combine like terms: -12.018504266 + 23.33333334 = 11.314829074 x = 11.314829074 Simplifying x = 11.314829074

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {35.351837606, 11.314829074}

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