3x^2+7x=172

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Solution for 3x^2+7x=172 equation:


Simplifying
3x2 + 7x = 172

Reorder the terms:
7x + 3x2 = 172

Solving
7x + 3x2 = 172

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-172 + 7x + 3x2 = 172 + -172

Combine like terms: 172 + -172 = 0
-172 + 7x + 3x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '3'.
-57.33333333 + 2.333333333x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '57.33333333' to each side of the equation.
-57.33333333 + 2.333333333x + 57.33333333 + x2 = 0 + 57.33333333

Reorder the terms:
-57.33333333 + 57.33333333 + 2.333333333x + x2 = 0 + 57.33333333

Combine like terms: -57.33333333 + 57.33333333 = 0.00000000
0.00000000 + 2.333333333x + x2 = 0 + 57.33333333
2.333333333x + x2 = 0 + 57.33333333

Combine like terms: 0 + 57.33333333 = 57.33333333
2.333333333x + x2 = 57.33333333

The x term is 2.333333333x.  Take half its coefficient (1.166666667).
Square it (1.361111112) and add it to both sides.

Add '1.361111112' to each side of the equation.
2.333333333x + 1.361111112 + x2 = 57.33333333 + 1.361111112

Reorder the terms:
1.361111112 + 2.333333333x + x2 = 57.33333333 + 1.361111112

Combine like terms: 57.33333333 + 1.361111112 = 58.694444442
1.361111112 + 2.333333333x + x2 = 58.694444442

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 1.166666667)(x + 1.166666667) = 58.694444442

Calculate the square root of the right side: 7.661229956

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 1.166666667) equal to 7.661229956 and -7.661229956.

Subproblem 1

x + 1.166666667 = 7.661229956 Simplifying x + 1.166666667 = 7.661229956 Reorder the terms: 1.166666667 + x = 7.661229956 Solving 1.166666667 + x = 7.661229956 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-1.166666667' to each side of the equation. 1.166666667 + -1.166666667 + x = 7.661229956 + -1.166666667 Combine like terms: 1.166666667 + -1.166666667 = 0.000000000 0.000000000 + x = 7.661229956 + -1.166666667 x = 7.661229956 + -1.166666667 Combine like terms: 7.661229956 + -1.166666667 = 6.494563289 x = 6.494563289 Simplifying x = 6.494563289

Subproblem 2

x + 1.166666667 = -7.661229956 Simplifying x + 1.166666667 = -7.661229956 Reorder the terms: 1.166666667 + x = -7.661229956 Solving 1.166666667 + x = -7.661229956 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-1.166666667' to each side of the equation. 1.166666667 + -1.166666667 + x = -7.661229956 + -1.166666667 Combine like terms: 1.166666667 + -1.166666667 = 0.000000000 0.000000000 + x = -7.661229956 + -1.166666667 x = -7.661229956 + -1.166666667 Combine like terms: -7.661229956 + -1.166666667 = -8.827896623 x = -8.827896623 Simplifying x = -8.827896623

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {6.494563289, -8.827896623}

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