(3x-4)(x+1)=2

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Solution for (3x-4)(x+1)=2 equation:


Simplifying
(3x + -4)(x + 1) = 2

Reorder the terms:
(-4 + 3x)(x + 1) = 2

Reorder the terms:
(-4 + 3x)(1 + x) = 2

Multiply (-4 + 3x) * (1 + x)
(-4(1 + x) + 3x * (1 + x)) = 2
((1 * -4 + x * -4) + 3x * (1 + x)) = 2
((-4 + -4x) + 3x * (1 + x)) = 2
(-4 + -4x + (1 * 3x + x * 3x)) = 2
(-4 + -4x + (3x + 3x2)) = 2

Combine like terms: -4x + 3x = -1x
(-4 + -1x + 3x2) = 2

Solving
-4 + -1x + 3x2 = 2

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-4 + -2 + -1x + 3x2 = 2 + -2

Combine like terms: -4 + -2 = -6
-6 + -1x + 3x2 = 2 + -2

Combine like terms: 2 + -2 = 0
-6 + -1x + 3x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '3'.
-2 + -0.3333333333x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '2' to each side of the equation.
-2 + -0.3333333333x + 2 + x2 = 0 + 2

Reorder the terms:
-2 + 2 + -0.3333333333x + x2 = 0 + 2

Combine like terms: -2 + 2 = 0
0 + -0.3333333333x + x2 = 0 + 2
-0.3333333333x + x2 = 0 + 2

Combine like terms: 0 + 2 = 2
-0.3333333333x + x2 = 2

The x term is -0.3333333333x.  Take half its coefficient (-0.1666666667).
Square it (0.02777777779) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.02777777779' to each side of the equation.
-0.3333333333x + 0.02777777779 + x2 = 2 + 0.02777777779

Reorder the terms:
0.02777777779 + -0.3333333333x + x2 = 2 + 0.02777777779

Combine like terms: 2 + 0.02777777779 = 2.02777777779
0.02777777779 + -0.3333333333x + x2 = 2.02777777779

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -0.1666666667)(x + -0.1666666667) = 2.02777777779

Calculate the square root of the right side: 1.424000624

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -0.1666666667) equal to 1.424000624 and -1.424000624.

Subproblem 1

x + -0.1666666667 = 1.424000624 Simplifying x + -0.1666666667 = 1.424000624 Reorder the terms: -0.1666666667 + x = 1.424000624 Solving -0.1666666667 + x = 1.424000624 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.1666666667' to each side of the equation. -0.1666666667 + 0.1666666667 + x = 1.424000624 + 0.1666666667 Combine like terms: -0.1666666667 + 0.1666666667 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = 1.424000624 + 0.1666666667 x = 1.424000624 + 0.1666666667 Combine like terms: 1.424000624 + 0.1666666667 = 1.5906672907 x = 1.5906672907 Simplifying x = 1.5906672907

Subproblem 2

x + -0.1666666667 = -1.424000624 Simplifying x + -0.1666666667 = -1.424000624 Reorder the terms: -0.1666666667 + x = -1.424000624 Solving -0.1666666667 + x = -1.424000624 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.1666666667' to each side of the equation. -0.1666666667 + 0.1666666667 + x = -1.424000624 + 0.1666666667 Combine like terms: -0.1666666667 + 0.1666666667 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = -1.424000624 + 0.1666666667 x = -1.424000624 + 0.1666666667 Combine like terms: -1.424000624 + 0.1666666667 = -1.2573339573 x = -1.2573339573 Simplifying x = -1.2573339573

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {1.5906672907, -1.2573339573}

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