3x^2-24x+38=3.5

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Solution for 3x^2-24x+38=3.5 equation:


Simplifying
3x2 + -24x + 38 = 3.5

Reorder the terms:
38 + -24x + 3x2 = 3.5

Solving
38 + -24x + 3x2 = 3.5

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
38 + -3.5 + -24x + 3x2 = 3.5 + -3.5

Combine like terms: 38 + -3.5 = 34.5
34.5 + -24x + 3x2 = 3.5 + -3.5

Combine like terms: 3.5 + -3.5 = 0.0
34.5 + -24x + 3x2 = 0.0

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

Divide each side by '3'.
11.5 + -8x + x2 = 0.0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-11.5' to each side of the equation.
11.5 + -8x + -11.5 + x2 = 0.0 + -11.5

Reorder the terms:
11.5 + -11.5 + -8x + x2 = 0.0 + -11.5

Combine like terms: 11.5 + -11.5 = 0.0
0.0 + -8x + x2 = 0.0 + -11.5
-8x + x2 = 0.0 + -11.5

Combine like terms: 0.0 + -11.5 = -11.5
-8x + x2 = -11.5

The x term is -8x.  Take half its coefficient (-4).
Square it (16) and add it to both sides.

Add '16' to each side of the equation.
-8x + 16 + x2 = -11.5 + 16

Reorder the terms:
16 + -8x + x2 = -11.5 + 16

Combine like terms: -11.5 + 16 = 4.5
16 + -8x + x2 = 4.5

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -4)(x + -4) = 4.5

Calculate the square root of the right side: 2.121320344

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -4) equal to 2.121320344 and -2.121320344.

Subproblem 1

x + -4 = 2.121320344 Simplifying x + -4 = 2.121320344 Reorder the terms: -4 + x = 2.121320344 Solving -4 + x = 2.121320344 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '4' to each side of the equation. -4 + 4 + x = 2.121320344 + 4 Combine like terms: -4 + 4 = 0 0 + x = 2.121320344 + 4 x = 2.121320344 + 4 Combine like terms: 2.121320344 + 4 = 6.121320344 x = 6.121320344 Simplifying x = 6.121320344

Subproblem 2

x + -4 = -2.121320344 Simplifying x + -4 = -2.121320344 Reorder the terms: -4 + x = -2.121320344 Solving -4 + x = -2.121320344 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '4' to each side of the equation. -4 + 4 + x = -2.121320344 + 4 Combine like terms: -4 + 4 = 0 0 + x = -2.121320344 + 4 x = -2.121320344 + 4 Combine like terms: -2.121320344 + 4 = 1.878679656 x = 1.878679656 Simplifying x = 1.878679656

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {6.121320344, 1.878679656}

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