(3x-17)(2x+8)=1

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Solution for (3x-17)(2x+8)=1 equation:


Simplifying
(3x + -17)(2x + 8) = 1

Reorder the terms:
(-17 + 3x)(2x + 8) = 1

Reorder the terms:
(-17 + 3x)(8 + 2x) = 1

Multiply (-17 + 3x) * (8 + 2x)
(-17(8 + 2x) + 3x * (8 + 2x)) = 1
((8 * -17 + 2x * -17) + 3x * (8 + 2x)) = 1
((-136 + -34x) + 3x * (8 + 2x)) = 1
(-136 + -34x + (8 * 3x + 2x * 3x)) = 1
(-136 + -34x + (24x + 6x2)) = 1

Combine like terms: -34x + 24x = -10x
(-136 + -10x + 6x2) = 1

Solving
-136 + -10x + 6x2 = 1

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-136 + -1 + -10x + 6x2 = 1 + -1

Combine like terms: -136 + -1 = -137
-137 + -10x + 6x2 = 1 + -1

Combine like terms: 1 + -1 = 0
-137 + -10x + 6x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '6'.
-22.83333333 + -1.666666667x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '22.83333333' to each side of the equation.
-22.83333333 + -1.666666667x + 22.83333333 + x2 = 0 + 22.83333333

Reorder the terms:
-22.83333333 + 22.83333333 + -1.666666667x + x2 = 0 + 22.83333333

Combine like terms: -22.83333333 + 22.83333333 = 0.00000000
0.00000000 + -1.666666667x + x2 = 0 + 22.83333333
-1.666666667x + x2 = 0 + 22.83333333

Combine like terms: 0 + 22.83333333 = 22.83333333
-1.666666667x + x2 = 22.83333333

The x term is -1.666666667x.  Take half its coefficient (-0.8333333335).
Square it (0.6944444447) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.6944444447' to each side of the equation.
-1.666666667x + 0.6944444447 + x2 = 22.83333333 + 0.6944444447

Reorder the terms:
0.6944444447 + -1.666666667x + x2 = 22.83333333 + 0.6944444447

Combine like terms: 22.83333333 + 0.6944444447 = 23.5277777747
0.6944444447 + -1.666666667x + x2 = 23.5277777747

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -0.8333333335)(x + -0.8333333335) = 23.5277777747

Calculate the square root of the right side: 4.85054407

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -0.8333333335) equal to 4.85054407 and -4.85054407.

Subproblem 1

x + -0.8333333335 = 4.85054407 Simplifying x + -0.8333333335 = 4.85054407 Reorder the terms: -0.8333333335 + x = 4.85054407 Solving -0.8333333335 + x = 4.85054407 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.8333333335' to each side of the equation. -0.8333333335 + 0.8333333335 + x = 4.85054407 + 0.8333333335 Combine like terms: -0.8333333335 + 0.8333333335 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = 4.85054407 + 0.8333333335 x = 4.85054407 + 0.8333333335 Combine like terms: 4.85054407 + 0.8333333335 = 5.6838774035 x = 5.6838774035 Simplifying x = 5.6838774035

Subproblem 2

x + -0.8333333335 = -4.85054407 Simplifying x + -0.8333333335 = -4.85054407 Reorder the terms: -0.8333333335 + x = -4.85054407 Solving -0.8333333335 + x = -4.85054407 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.8333333335' to each side of the equation. -0.8333333335 + 0.8333333335 + x = -4.85054407 + 0.8333333335 Combine like terms: -0.8333333335 + 0.8333333335 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = -4.85054407 + 0.8333333335 x = -4.85054407 + 0.8333333335 Combine like terms: -4.85054407 + 0.8333333335 = -4.0172107365 x = -4.0172107365 Simplifying x = -4.0172107365

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {5.6838774035, -4.0172107365}

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