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11x-1+3x\left(2x-1\right)=22x^{2}
Add 3x\left(2x-1\right) to both sides.
11x-1+6x^{2}-3x=22x^{2}
Use the distributive property to multiply 3x by 2x-1.
8x-1+6x^{2}=22x^{2}
Combine 11x and -3x to get 8x.
8x-1+6x^{2}-22x^{2}=0
Subtract 22x^{2} from both sides.
8x-1-16x^{2}=0
Combine 6x^{2} and -22x^{2} to get -16x^{2}.
-16x^{2}+8x-1=0
Rearrange the polynomial to put it in standard form. Place the terms in order from highest to lowest power.
a+b=8 ab=-16\left(-1\right)=16
To solve the equation, factor the left hand side by grouping. First, left hand side needs to be rewritten as -16x^{2}+ax+bx-1. To find a and b, set up a system to be solved.
1,16 2,8 4,4
Since ab is positive, a and b have the same sign. Since a+b is positive, a and b are both positive. List all such integer pairs that give product 16.
1+16=17 2+8=10 4+4=8
Calculate the sum for each pair.
a=4 b=4
The solution is the pair that gives sum 8.
\left(-16x^{2}+4x\right)+\left(4x-1\right)
Rewrite -16x^{2}+8x-1 as \left(-16x^{2}+4x\right)+\left(4x-1\right).
-4x\left(4x-1\right)+4x-1
Factor out -4x in -16x^{2}+4x.
\left(4x-1\right)\left(-4x+1\right)
Factor out common term 4x-1 by using distributive property.
x=\frac{1}{4} x=\frac{1}{4}
To find equation solutions, solve 4x-1=0 and -4x+1=0.
11x-1+3x\left(2x-1\right)=22x^{2}
Add 3x\left(2x-1\right) to both sides.
11x-1+6x^{2}-3x=22x^{2}
Use the distributive property to multiply 3x by 2x-1.
8x-1+6x^{2}=22x^{2}
Combine 11x and -3x to get 8x.
8x-1+6x^{2}-22x^{2}=0
Subtract 22x^{2} from both sides.
8x-1-16x^{2}=0
Combine 6x^{2} and -22x^{2} to get -16x^{2}.
-16x^{2}+8x-1=0
All equations of the form ax^{2}+bx+c=0 can be solved using the quadratic formula: \frac{-b±\sqrt{b^{2}-4ac}}{2a}. The quadratic formula gives two solutions, one when ± is addition and one when it is subtraction.
x=\frac{-8±\sqrt{8^{2}-4\left(-16\right)\left(-1\right)}}{2\left(-16\right)}
This equation is in standard form: ax^{2}+bx+c=0. Substitute -16 for a, 8 for b, and -1 for c in the quadratic formula, \frac{-b±\sqrt{b^{2}-4ac}}{2a}.
x=\frac{-8±\sqrt{64-4\left(-16\right)\left(-1\right)}}{2\left(-16\right)}
Square 8.
x=\frac{-8±\sqrt{64+64\left(-1\right)}}{2\left(-16\right)}
Multiply -4 times -16.
x=\frac{-8±\sqrt{64-64}}{2\left(-16\right)}
Multiply 64 times -1.
x=\frac{-8±\sqrt{0}}{2\left(-16\right)}
Add 64 to -64.
x=-\frac{8}{2\left(-16\right)}
Take the square root of 0.
x=-\frac{8}{-32}
Multiply 2 times -16.
x=\frac{1}{4}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-8}{-32} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 8.
11x-1+3x\left(2x-1\right)=22x^{2}
Add 3x\left(2x-1\right) to both sides.
11x-1+6x^{2}-3x=22x^{2}
Use the distributive property to multiply 3x by 2x-1.
8x-1+6x^{2}=22x^{2}
Combine 11x and -3x to get 8x.
8x-1+6x^{2}-22x^{2}=0
Subtract 22x^{2} from both sides.
8x-1-16x^{2}=0
Combine 6x^{2} and -22x^{2} to get -16x^{2}.
8x-16x^{2}=1
Add 1 to both sides. Anything plus zero gives itself.
-16x^{2}+8x=1
Quadratic equations such as this one can be solved by completing the square. In order to complete the square, the equation must first be in the form x^{2}+bx=c.
\frac{-16x^{2}+8x}{-16}=\frac{1}{-16}
Divide both sides by -16.
x^{2}+\frac{8}{-16}x=\frac{1}{-16}
Dividing by -16 undoes the multiplication by -16.
x^{2}-\frac{1}{2}x=\frac{1}{-16}
Reduce the fraction \frac{8}{-16} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 8.
x^{2}-\frac{1}{2}x=-\frac{1}{16}
Divide 1 by -16.
x^{2}-\frac{1}{2}x+\left(-\frac{1}{4}\right)^{2}=-\frac{1}{16}+\left(-\frac{1}{4}\right)^{2}
Divide -\frac{1}{2}, the coefficient of the x term, by 2 to get -\frac{1}{4}. Then add the square of -\frac{1}{4} to both sides of the equation. This step makes the left hand side of the equation a perfect square.
x^{2}-\frac{1}{2}x+\frac{1}{16}=\frac{-1+1}{16}
Square -\frac{1}{4} by squaring both the numerator and the denominator of the fraction.
x^{2}-\frac{1}{2}x+\frac{1}{16}=0
Add -\frac{1}{16} to \frac{1}{16} by finding a common denominator and adding the numerators. Then reduce the fraction to lowest terms if possible.
\left(x-\frac{1}{4}\right)^{2}=0
Factor x^{2}-\frac{1}{2}x+\frac{1}{16}. In general, when x^{2}+bx+c is a perfect square, it can always be factored as \left(x+\frac{b}{2}\right)^{2}.
\sqrt{\left(x-\frac{1}{4}\right)^{2}}=\sqrt{0}
Take the square root of both sides of the equation.
x-\frac{1}{4}=0 x-\frac{1}{4}=0
Simplify.
x=\frac{1}{4} x=\frac{1}{4}
Add \frac{1}{4} to both sides of the equation.
x=\frac{1}{4}
The equation is now solved. Solutions are the same.