3x(x-4)=x+6

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Solution for 3x(x-4)=x+6 equation:


Simplifying
3x(x + -4) = x + 6

Reorder the terms:
3x(-4 + x) = x + 6
(-4 * 3x + x * 3x) = x + 6
(-12x + 3x2) = x + 6

Reorder the terms:
-12x + 3x2 = 6 + x

Solving
-12x + 3x2 = 6 + x

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-6 + -12x + -1x + 3x2 = 6 + x + -6 + -1x

Combine like terms: -12x + -1x = -13x
-6 + -13x + 3x2 = 6 + x + -6 + -1x

Reorder the terms:
-6 + -13x + 3x2 = 6 + -6 + x + -1x

Combine like terms: 6 + -6 = 0
-6 + -13x + 3x2 = 0 + x + -1x
-6 + -13x + 3x2 = x + -1x

Combine like terms: x + -1x = 0
-6 + -13x + 3x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '3'.
-2 + -4.333333333x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '2' to each side of the equation.
-2 + -4.333333333x + 2 + x2 = 0 + 2

Reorder the terms:
-2 + 2 + -4.333333333x + x2 = 0 + 2

Combine like terms: -2 + 2 = 0
0 + -4.333333333x + x2 = 0 + 2
-4.333333333x + x2 = 0 + 2

Combine like terms: 0 + 2 = 2
-4.333333333x + x2 = 2

The x term is -4.333333333x.  Take half its coefficient (-2.166666667).
Square it (4.694444446) and add it to both sides.

Add '4.694444446' to each side of the equation.
-4.333333333x + 4.694444446 + x2 = 2 + 4.694444446

Reorder the terms:
4.694444446 + -4.333333333x + x2 = 2 + 4.694444446

Combine like terms: 2 + 4.694444446 = 6.694444446
4.694444446 + -4.333333333x + x2 = 6.694444446

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -2.166666667)(x + -2.166666667) = 6.694444446

Calculate the square root of the right side: 2.58736245

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -2.166666667) equal to 2.58736245 and -2.58736245.

Subproblem 1

x + -2.166666667 = 2.58736245 Simplifying x + -2.166666667 = 2.58736245 Reorder the terms: -2.166666667 + x = 2.58736245 Solving -2.166666667 + x = 2.58736245 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '2.166666667' to each side of the equation. -2.166666667 + 2.166666667 + x = 2.58736245 + 2.166666667 Combine like terms: -2.166666667 + 2.166666667 = 0.000000000 0.000000000 + x = 2.58736245 + 2.166666667 x = 2.58736245 + 2.166666667 Combine like terms: 2.58736245 + 2.166666667 = 4.754029117 x = 4.754029117 Simplifying x = 4.754029117

Subproblem 2

x + -2.166666667 = -2.58736245 Simplifying x + -2.166666667 = -2.58736245 Reorder the terms: -2.166666667 + x = -2.58736245 Solving -2.166666667 + x = -2.58736245 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '2.166666667' to each side of the equation. -2.166666667 + 2.166666667 + x = -2.58736245 + 2.166666667 Combine like terms: -2.166666667 + 2.166666667 = 0.000000000 0.000000000 + x = -2.58736245 + 2.166666667 x = -2.58736245 + 2.166666667 Combine like terms: -2.58736245 + 2.166666667 = -0.420695783 x = -0.420695783 Simplifying x = -0.420695783

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {4.754029117, -0.420695783}

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