2x(4x-12)=3

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Solution for 2x(4x-12)=3 equation:


Simplifying
2x(4x + -12) = 3

Reorder the terms:
2x(-12 + 4x) = 3
(-12 * 2x + 4x * 2x) = 3
(-24x + 8x2) = 3

Solving
-24x + 8x2 = 3

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-3 + -24x + 8x2 = 3 + -3

Combine like terms: 3 + -3 = 0
-3 + -24x + 8x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '8'.
-0.375 + -3x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '0.375' to each side of the equation.
-0.375 + -3x + 0.375 + x2 = 0 + 0.375

Reorder the terms:
-0.375 + 0.375 + -3x + x2 = 0 + 0.375

Combine like terms: -0.375 + 0.375 = 0.000
0.000 + -3x + x2 = 0 + 0.375
-3x + x2 = 0 + 0.375

Combine like terms: 0 + 0.375 = 0.375
-3x + x2 = 0.375

The x term is -3x.  Take half its coefficient (-1.5).
Square it (2.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '2.25' to each side of the equation.
-3x + 2.25 + x2 = 0.375 + 2.25

Reorder the terms:
2.25 + -3x + x2 = 0.375 + 2.25

Combine like terms: 0.375 + 2.25 = 2.625
2.25 + -3x + x2 = 2.625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -1.5)(x + -1.5) = 2.625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 1.620185175

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -1.5) equal to 1.620185175 and -1.620185175.

Subproblem 1

x + -1.5 = 1.620185175 Simplifying x + -1.5 = 1.620185175 Reorder the terms: -1.5 + x = 1.620185175 Solving -1.5 + x = 1.620185175 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.5' to each side of the equation. -1.5 + 1.5 + x = 1.620185175 + 1.5 Combine like terms: -1.5 + 1.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 1.620185175 + 1.5 x = 1.620185175 + 1.5 Combine like terms: 1.620185175 + 1.5 = 3.120185175 x = 3.120185175 Simplifying x = 3.120185175

Subproblem 2

x + -1.5 = -1.620185175 Simplifying x + -1.5 = -1.620185175 Reorder the terms: -1.5 + x = -1.620185175 Solving -1.5 + x = -1.620185175 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.5' to each side of the equation. -1.5 + 1.5 + x = -1.620185175 + 1.5 Combine like terms: -1.5 + 1.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -1.620185175 + 1.5 x = -1.620185175 + 1.5 Combine like terms: -1.620185175 + 1.5 = -0.120185175 x = -0.120185175 Simplifying x = -0.120185175

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {3.120185175, -0.120185175}

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