3y^2+y-400=0

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Solution for 3y^2+y-400=0 equation:


Simplifying
3y2 + y + -400 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-400 + y + 3y2 = 0

Solving
-400 + y + 3y2 = 0

Solving for variable 'y'.

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

Divide each side by '3'.
-133.3333333 + 0.3333333333y + y2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '133.3333333' to each side of the equation.
-133.3333333 + 0.3333333333y + 133.3333333 + y2 = 0 + 133.3333333

Reorder the terms:
-133.3333333 + 133.3333333 + 0.3333333333y + y2 = 0 + 133.3333333

Combine like terms: -133.3333333 + 133.3333333 = 0.0000000
0.0000000 + 0.3333333333y + y2 = 0 + 133.3333333
0.3333333333y + y2 = 0 + 133.3333333

Combine like terms: 0 + 133.3333333 = 133.3333333
0.3333333333y + y2 = 133.3333333

The y term is y.  Take half its coefficient (0.5).
Square it (0.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.25' to each side of the equation.
0.3333333333y + 0.25 + y2 = 133.3333333 + 0.25

Reorder the terms:
0.25 + 0.3333333333y + y2 = 133.3333333 + 0.25

Combine like terms: 133.3333333 + 0.25 = 133.5833333
0.25 + 0.3333333333y + y2 = 133.5833333

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(y + 0.5)(y + 0.5) = 133.5833333

Calculate the square root of the right side: 11.55782563

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(y + 0.5) equal to 11.55782563 and -11.55782563.

Subproblem 1

y + 0.5 = 11.55782563 Simplifying y + 0.5 = 11.55782563 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + y = 11.55782563 Solving 0.5 + y = 11.55782563 Solving for variable 'y'. Move all terms containing y to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.5' to each side of the equation. 0.5 + -0.5 + y = 11.55782563 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + y = 11.55782563 + -0.5 y = 11.55782563 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 11.55782563 + -0.5 = 11.05782563 y = 11.05782563 Simplifying y = 11.05782563

Subproblem 2

y + 0.5 = -11.55782563 Simplifying y + 0.5 = -11.55782563 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + y = -11.55782563 Solving 0.5 + y = -11.55782563 Solving for variable 'y'. Move all terms containing y to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.5' to each side of the equation. 0.5 + -0.5 + y = -11.55782563 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + y = -11.55782563 + -0.5 y = -11.55782563 + -0.5 Combine like terms: -11.55782563 + -0.5 = -12.05782563 y = -12.05782563 Simplifying y = -12.05782563

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. y = {11.05782563, -12.05782563}

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