3x^2+4x=87

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Solution for 3x^2+4x=87 equation:


Simplifying
3x2 + 4x = 87

Reorder the terms:
4x + 3x2 = 87

Solving
4x + 3x2 = 87

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-87 + 4x + 3x2 = 87 + -87

Combine like terms: 87 + -87 = 0
-87 + 4x + 3x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '3'.
-29 + 1.333333333x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '29' to each side of the equation.
-29 + 1.333333333x + 29 + x2 = 0 + 29

Reorder the terms:
-29 + 29 + 1.333333333x + x2 = 0 + 29

Combine like terms: -29 + 29 = 0
0 + 1.333333333x + x2 = 0 + 29
1.333333333x + x2 = 0 + 29

Combine like terms: 0 + 29 = 29
1.333333333x + x2 = 29

The x term is 1.333333333x.  Take half its coefficient (0.6666666665).
Square it (0.4444444442) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.4444444442' to each side of the equation.
1.333333333x + 0.4444444442 + x2 = 29 + 0.4444444442

Reorder the terms:
0.4444444442 + 1.333333333x + x2 = 29 + 0.4444444442

Combine like terms: 29 + 0.4444444442 = 29.4444444442
0.4444444442 + 1.333333333x + x2 = 29.4444444442

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.6666666665)(x + 0.6666666665) = 29.4444444442

Calculate the square root of the right side: 5.426273532

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.6666666665) equal to 5.426273532 and -5.426273532.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.6666666665 = 5.426273532 Simplifying x + 0.6666666665 = 5.426273532 Reorder the terms: 0.6666666665 + x = 5.426273532 Solving 0.6666666665 + x = 5.426273532 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.6666666665' to each side of the equation. 0.6666666665 + -0.6666666665 + x = 5.426273532 + -0.6666666665 Combine like terms: 0.6666666665 + -0.6666666665 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = 5.426273532 + -0.6666666665 x = 5.426273532 + -0.6666666665 Combine like terms: 5.426273532 + -0.6666666665 = 4.7596068655 x = 4.7596068655 Simplifying x = 4.7596068655

Subproblem 2

x + 0.6666666665 = -5.426273532 Simplifying x + 0.6666666665 = -5.426273532 Reorder the terms: 0.6666666665 + x = -5.426273532 Solving 0.6666666665 + x = -5.426273532 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.6666666665' to each side of the equation. 0.6666666665 + -0.6666666665 + x = -5.426273532 + -0.6666666665 Combine like terms: 0.6666666665 + -0.6666666665 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = -5.426273532 + -0.6666666665 x = -5.426273532 + -0.6666666665 Combine like terms: -5.426273532 + -0.6666666665 = -6.0929401985 x = -6.0929401985 Simplifying x = -6.0929401985

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {4.7596068655, -6.0929401985}

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