4x^2-6x-42=0

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Solution for 4x^2-6x-42=0 equation: 


Simplifying
4x2 + -6x + -42 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-42 + -6x + 4x2 = 0

Solving
-42 + -6x + 4x2 = 0

Solving for variable 'x'.

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF), '2'.
2(-21 + -3x + 2x2) = 0

Ignore the factor 2.

Subproblem 1
Set the factor '(-21 + -3x + 2x2)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
-21 + -3x + 2x2 = 0

Solving
-21 + -3x + 2x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '2'.
-10.5 + -1.5x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '10.5' to each side of the equation.
-10.5 + -1.5x + 10.5 + x2 = 0 + 10.5

Reorder the terms:
-10.5 + 10.5 + -1.5x + x2 = 0 + 10.5

Combine like terms: -10.5 + 10.5 = 0.0
0.0 + -1.5x + x2 = 0 + 10.5
-1.5x + x2 = 0 + 10.5

Combine like terms: 0 + 10.5 = 10.5
-1.5x + x2 = 10.5

The x term is -1.5x.  Take half its coefficient (-0.75).
Square it (0.5625) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.5625' to each side of the equation.
-1.5x + 0.5625 + x2 = 10.5 + 0.5625

Reorder the terms:
0.5625 + -1.5x + x2 = 10.5 + 0.5625

Combine like terms: 10.5 + 0.5625 = 11.0625
0.5625 + -1.5x + x2 = 11.0625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -0.75)(x + -0.75) = 11.0625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 3.326033674

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -0.75) equal to 3.326033674 and -3.326033674.


Subproblem 1
x + -0.75 = 3.326033674

Simplifying
x + -0.75 = 3.326033674

Reorder the terms:
-0.75 + x = 3.326033674

Solving
-0.75 + x = 3.326033674

Solving for variable 'x'.

Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.

Add '0.75' to each side of the equation.
-0.75 + 0.75 + x = 3.326033674 + 0.75

Combine like terms: -0.75 + 0.75 = 0.00
0.00 + x = 3.326033674 + 0.75
x = 3.326033674 + 0.75

Combine like terms: 3.326033674 + 0.75 = 4.076033674
x = 4.076033674

Simplifying
x = 4.076033674


Subproblem 2
x + -0.75 = -3.326033674

Simplifying
x + -0.75 = -3.326033674

Reorder the terms:
-0.75 + x = -3.326033674

Solving
-0.75 + x = -3.326033674

Solving for variable 'x'.

Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.

Add '0.75' to each side of the equation.
-0.75 + 0.75 + x = -3.326033674 + 0.75

Combine like terms: -0.75 + 0.75 = 0.00
0.00 + x = -3.326033674 + 0.75
x = -3.326033674 + 0.75

Combine like terms: -3.326033674 + 0.75 = -2.576033674
x = -2.576033674

Simplifying
x = -2.576033674


Solution
The solution to the problem is based on the solutions
from the subproblems.
x = {4.076033674, -2.576033674}
Solution
x = {4.076033674, -2.576033674}

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