6x^2+72=42x

Solution for 6x^2+72=42x equation:

Simplifying
6x2 + 72 = 42x

Reorder the terms:
72 + 6x2 = 42x

Solving
72 + 6x2 = 42x

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
72 + -42x + 6x2 = 42x + -42x

Combine like terms: 42x + -42x = 0
72 + -42x + 6x2 = 0

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF), '6'.
6(12 + -7x + x2) = 0

Factor a trinomial.
6((3 + -1x)(4 + -1x)) = 0

Ignore the factor 6.
Subproblem 1
Set the factor '(3 + -1x)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
3 + -1x = 0

Solving
3 + -1x = 0

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

Add '-3' to each side of the equation.
3 + -3 + -1x = 0 + -3

Combine like terms: 3 + -3 = 0
0 + -1x = 0 + -3
-1x = 0 + -3

Combine like terms: 0 + -3 = -3
-1x = -3

Divide each side by '-1'.
x = 3

Simplifying
x = 3
Subproblem 2
Set the factor '(4 + -1x)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
4 + -1x = 0

Solving
4 + -1x = 0

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

Add '-4' to each side of the equation.
4 + -4 + -1x = 0 + -4

Combine like terms: 4 + -4 = 0
0 + -1x = 0 + -4
-1x = 0 + -4

Combine like terms: 0 + -4 = -4
-1x = -4

Divide each side by '-1'.
x = 4

Simplifying
x = 4
Solution
x = {3, 4}