3x^2+12x=55

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Solution for 3x^2+12x=55 equation:


Simplifying
3x2 + 12x = 55

Reorder the terms:
12x + 3x2 = 55

Solving
12x + 3x2 = 55

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-55 + 12x + 3x2 = 55 + -55

Combine like terms: 55 + -55 = 0
-55 + 12x + 3x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '3'.
-18.33333333 + 4x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '18.33333333' to each side of the equation.
-18.33333333 + 4x + 18.33333333 + x2 = 0 + 18.33333333

Reorder the terms:
-18.33333333 + 18.33333333 + 4x + x2 = 0 + 18.33333333

Combine like terms: -18.33333333 + 18.33333333 = 0.00000000
0.00000000 + 4x + x2 = 0 + 18.33333333
4x + x2 = 0 + 18.33333333

Combine like terms: 0 + 18.33333333 = 18.33333333
4x + x2 = 18.33333333

The x term is 4x.  Take half its coefficient (2).
Square it (4) and add it to both sides.

Add '4' to each side of the equation.
4x + 4 + x2 = 18.33333333 + 4

Reorder the terms:
4 + 4x + x2 = 18.33333333 + 4

Combine like terms: 18.33333333 + 4 = 22.33333333
4 + 4x + x2 = 22.33333333

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 2)(x + 2) = 22.33333333

Calculate the square root of the right side: 4.725815626

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 2) equal to 4.725815626 and -4.725815626.

Subproblem 1

x + 2 = 4.725815626 Simplifying x + 2 = 4.725815626 Reorder the terms: 2 + x = 4.725815626 Solving 2 + x = 4.725815626 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-2' to each side of the equation. 2 + -2 + x = 4.725815626 + -2 Combine like terms: 2 + -2 = 0 0 + x = 4.725815626 + -2 x = 4.725815626 + -2 Combine like terms: 4.725815626 + -2 = 2.725815626 x = 2.725815626 Simplifying x = 2.725815626

Subproblem 2

x + 2 = -4.725815626 Simplifying x + 2 = -4.725815626 Reorder the terms: 2 + x = -4.725815626 Solving 2 + x = -4.725815626 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-2' to each side of the equation. 2 + -2 + x = -4.725815626 + -2 Combine like terms: 2 + -2 = 0 0 + x = -4.725815626 + -2 x = -4.725815626 + -2 Combine like terms: -4.725815626 + -2 = -6.725815626 x = -6.725815626 Simplifying x = -6.725815626

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {2.725815626, -6.725815626}

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