3x^2+2x-144=0

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Solution for 3x^2+2x-144=0 equation:


Simplifying
3x2 + 2x + -144 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-144 + 2x + 3x2 = 0

Solving
-144 + 2x + 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'.
-48 + 0.6666666667x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '48' to each side of the equation.
-48 + 0.6666666667x + 48 + x2 = 0 + 48

Reorder the terms:
-48 + 48 + 0.6666666667x + x2 = 0 + 48

Combine like terms: -48 + 48 = 0
0 + 0.6666666667x + x2 = 0 + 48
0.6666666667x + x2 = 0 + 48

Combine like terms: 0 + 48 = 48
0.6666666667x + x2 = 48

The x term is 0.6666666667x.  Take half its coefficient (0.3333333334).
Square it (0.1111111112) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.1111111112' to each side of the equation.
0.6666666667x + 0.1111111112 + x2 = 48 + 0.1111111112

Reorder the terms:
0.1111111112 + 0.6666666667x + x2 = 48 + 0.1111111112

Combine like terms: 48 + 0.1111111112 = 48.1111111112
0.1111111112 + 0.6666666667x + x2 = 48.1111111112

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.3333333334)(x + 0.3333333334) = 48.1111111112

Calculate the square root of the right side: 6.936217349

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.3333333334) equal to 6.936217349 and -6.936217349.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.3333333334 = 6.936217349 Simplifying x + 0.3333333334 = 6.936217349 Reorder the terms: 0.3333333334 + x = 6.936217349 Solving 0.3333333334 + x = 6.936217349 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.3333333334' to each side of the equation. 0.3333333334 + -0.3333333334 + x = 6.936217349 + -0.3333333334 Combine like terms: 0.3333333334 + -0.3333333334 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = 6.936217349 + -0.3333333334 x = 6.936217349 + -0.3333333334 Combine like terms: 6.936217349 + -0.3333333334 = 6.6028840156 x = 6.6028840156 Simplifying x = 6.6028840156

Subproblem 2

x + 0.3333333334 = -6.936217349 Simplifying x + 0.3333333334 = -6.936217349 Reorder the terms: 0.3333333334 + x = -6.936217349 Solving 0.3333333334 + x = -6.936217349 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.3333333334' to each side of the equation. 0.3333333334 + -0.3333333334 + x = -6.936217349 + -0.3333333334 Combine like terms: 0.3333333334 + -0.3333333334 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = -6.936217349 + -0.3333333334 x = -6.936217349 + -0.3333333334 Combine like terms: -6.936217349 + -0.3333333334 = -7.2695506824 x = -7.2695506824 Simplifying x = -7.2695506824

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {6.6028840156, -7.2695506824}

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