3x^2+0.75x-1.5=0

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Solution for 3x^2+0.75x-1.5=0 equation:


Simplifying
3x2 + 0.75x + -1.5 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-1.5 + 0.75x + 3x2 = 0

Solving
-1.5 + 0.75x + 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'.
-0.5 + 0.25x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '0.5' to each side of the equation.
-0.5 + 0.25x + 0.5 + x2 = 0 + 0.5

Reorder the terms:
-0.5 + 0.5 + 0.25x + x2 = 0 + 0.5

Combine like terms: -0.5 + 0.5 = 0.0
0.0 + 0.25x + x2 = 0 + 0.5
0.25x + x2 = 0 + 0.5

Combine like terms: 0 + 0.5 = 0.5
0.25x + x2 = 0.5

The x term is 0.25x.  Take half its coefficient (0.125).
Square it (0.015625) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.015625' to each side of the equation.
0.25x + 0.015625 + x2 = 0.5 + 0.015625

Reorder the terms:
0.015625 + 0.25x + x2 = 0.5 + 0.015625

Combine like terms: 0.5 + 0.015625 = 0.515625
0.015625 + 0.25x + x2 = 0.515625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.125)(x + 0.125) = 0.515625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.718070331

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.125) equal to 0.718070331 and -0.718070331.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.125 = 0.718070331 Simplifying x + 0.125 = 0.718070331 Reorder the terms: 0.125 + x = 0.718070331 Solving 0.125 + x = 0.718070331 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.125' to each side of the equation. 0.125 + -0.125 + x = 0.718070331 + -0.125 Combine like terms: 0.125 + -0.125 = 0.000 0.000 + x = 0.718070331 + -0.125 x = 0.718070331 + -0.125 Combine like terms: 0.718070331 + -0.125 = 0.593070331 x = 0.593070331 Simplifying x = 0.593070331

Subproblem 2

x + 0.125 = -0.718070331 Simplifying x + 0.125 = -0.718070331 Reorder the terms: 0.125 + x = -0.718070331 Solving 0.125 + x = -0.718070331 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.125' to each side of the equation. 0.125 + -0.125 + x = -0.718070331 + -0.125 Combine like terms: 0.125 + -0.125 = 0.000 0.000 + x = -0.718070331 + -0.125 x = -0.718070331 + -0.125 Combine like terms: -0.718070331 + -0.125 = -0.843070331 x = -0.843070331 Simplifying x = -0.843070331

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {0.593070331, -0.843070331}

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