3x(x-14)=12

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Solution for 3x(x-14)=12 equation: 


Simplifying
3x(x + -14) = 12

Reorder the terms:
3x(-14 + x) = 12
(-14 * 3x + x * 3x) = 12
(-42x + 3x2) = 12

Solving
-42x + 3x2 = 12

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-12 + -42x + 3x2 = 12 + -12

Combine like terms: 12 + -12 = 0
-12 + -42x + 3x2 = 0

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF), '3'.
3(-4 + -14x + x2) = 0

Ignore the factor 3.

Subproblem 1
Set the factor '(-4 + -14x + x2)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
-4 + -14x + x2 = 0

Solving
-4 + -14x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '4' to each side of the equation.
-4 + -14x + 4 + x2 = 0 + 4

Reorder the terms:
-4 + 4 + -14x + x2 = 0 + 4

Combine like terms: -4 + 4 = 0
0 + -14x + x2 = 0 + 4
-14x + x2 = 0 + 4

Combine like terms: 0 + 4 = 4
-14x + x2 = 4

The x term is -14x.  Take half its coefficient (-7).
Square it (49) and add it to both sides.

Add '49' to each side of the equation.
-14x + 49 + x2 = 4 + 49

Reorder the terms:
49 + -14x + x2 = 4 + 49

Combine like terms: 4 + 49 = 53
49 + -14x + x2 = 53

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -7)(x + -7) = 53

Calculate the square root of the right side: 7.280109889

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -7) equal to 7.280109889 and -7.280109889.


Subproblem 1
x + -7 = 7.280109889

Simplifying
x + -7 = 7.280109889

Reorder the terms:
-7 + x = 7.280109889

Solving
-7 + x = 7.280109889

Solving for variable 'x'.

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

Add '7' to each side of the equation.
-7 + 7 + x = 7.280109889 + 7

Combine like terms: -7 + 7 = 0
0 + x = 7.280109889 + 7
x = 7.280109889 + 7

Combine like terms: 7.280109889 + 7 = 14.280109889
x = 14.280109889

Simplifying
x = 14.280109889


Subproblem 2
x + -7 = -7.280109889

Simplifying
x + -7 = -7.280109889

Reorder the terms:
-7 + x = -7.280109889

Solving
-7 + x = -7.280109889

Solving for variable 'x'.

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

Add '7' to each side of the equation.
-7 + 7 + x = -7.280109889 + 7

Combine like terms: -7 + 7 = 0
0 + x = -7.280109889 + 7
x = -7.280109889 + 7

Combine like terms: -7.280109889 + 7 = -0.280109889
x = -0.280109889

Simplifying
x = -0.280109889


Solution
The solution to the problem is based on the solutions
from the subproblems.
x = {14.280109889, -0.280109889}
Solution
x = {14.280109889, -0.280109889}

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