Solve (x)=3x^2+6x-2

$$( x ) = 3 x ^ { 2 } + 6 x - 2$$

Solve for x

$$x=-2$$

$$x=\frac{1}{3}\approx 0.333333333$$

Steps Using Factoring By Grouping

Subtract 3x^{2} from both sides.

$$x-3x^{2}=6x-2$$

Subtract 6x from both sides.

$$x-3x^{2}-6x=-2$$

Combine x and -6x to get -5x.

$$-5x-3x^{2}=-2$$

Add 2 to both sides.

$$-5x-3x^{2}+2=0$$

Rearrange the polynomial to put it in standard form. Place the terms in order from highest to lowest power.

$$-3x^{2}-5x+2=0$$

To solve the equation, factor the left hand side by grouping. First, left hand side needs to be rewritten as -3x^{2}+ax+bx+2. To find a and b, set up a system to be solved.

$$a+b=-5 ab=-3\times 2=-6$$

Since ab is negative, a and b have the opposite signs. Since a+b is negative, the negative number has greater absolute value than the positive. List all such integer pairs that give product -6.

$$1,-6 2,-3$$

Calculate the sum for each pair.

$$1-6=-5 2-3=-1$$

The solution is the pair that gives sum -5.

$$a=1 b=-6$$

Rewrite -3x^{2}-5x+2 as \left(-3x^{2}+x\right)+\left(-6x+2\right).

$$\left(-3x^{2}+x\right)+\left(-6x+2\right)$$

Factor out -x in the first and -2 in the second group.

$$-x\left(3x-1\right)-2\left(3x-1\right)$$

Factor out common term 3x-1 by using distributive property.

$$\left(3x-1\right)\left(-x-2\right)$$

To find equation solutions, solve 3x-1=0 and -x-2=0.

$$x=\frac{1}{3} x=-2$$

Steps Using the Quadratic Formula

Subtract 3x^{2} from both sides.

$$x-3x^{2}=6x-2$$

Subtract 6x from both sides.

$$x-3x^{2}-6x=-2$$

Combine x and -6x to get -5x.

$$-5x-3x^{2}=-2$$

Add 2 to both sides.

$$-5x-3x^{2}+2=0$$

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.

$$-3x^{2}-5x+2=0$$

This equation is in standard form: ax^{2}+bx+c=0. Substitute -3 for a, -5 for b, and 2 for c in the quadratic formula, \frac{-b±\sqrt{b^{2}-4ac}}{2a}.

$$x=\frac{-\left(-5\right)±\sqrt{\left(-5\right)^{2}-4\left(-3\right)\times 2}}{2\left(-3\right)}$$

Square -5.

$$x=\frac{-\left(-5\right)±\sqrt{25-4\left(-3\right)\times 2}}{2\left(-3\right)}$$

Multiply -4 times -3.

$$x=\frac{-\left(-5\right)±\sqrt{25+12\times 2}}{2\left(-3\right)}$$

Multiply 12 times 2.

$$x=\frac{-\left(-5\right)±\sqrt{25+24}}{2\left(-3\right)}$$

Add 25 to 24.

$$x=\frac{-\left(-5\right)±\sqrt{49}}{2\left(-3\right)}$$

Take the square root of 49.

$$x=\frac{-\left(-5\right)±7}{2\left(-3\right)}$$

The opposite of -5 is 5.

$$x=\frac{5±7}{2\left(-3\right)}$$

Multiply 2 times -3.

$$x=\frac{5±7}{-6}$$

Now solve the equation x=\frac{5±7}{-6} when ± is plus. Add 5 to 7.

$$x=\frac{12}{-6}$$

Divide 12 by -6.

$$x=-2$$

Now solve the equation x=\frac{5±7}{-6} when ± is minus. Subtract 7 from 5.

$$x=-\frac{2}{-6}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-2}{-6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$x=\frac{1}{3}$$

The equation is now solved.

$$x=-2 x=\frac{1}{3}$$

Steps for Completing the Square

Subtract 3x^{2} from both sides.

$$x-3x^{2}=6x-2$$

Subtract 6x from both sides.

$$x-3x^{2}-6x=-2$$

Combine x and -6x to get -5x.

$$-5x-3x^{2}=-2$$

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.

$$-3x^{2}-5x=-2$$

Divide both sides by -3.

$$\frac{-3x^{2}-5x}{-3}=-\frac{2}{-3}$$

Dividing by -3 undoes the multiplication by -3.

$$x^{2}+\left(-\frac{5}{-3}\right)x=-\frac{2}{-3}$$

Divide -5 by -3.

$$x^{2}+\frac{5}{3}x=-\frac{2}{-3}$$

Divide -2 by -3.

$$x^{2}+\frac{5}{3}x=\frac{2}{3}$$

Divide \frac{5}{3}, the coefficient of the x term, by 2 to get \frac{5}{6}. Then add the square of \frac{5}{6} to both sides of the equation. This step makes the left hand side of the equation a perfect square.

$$x^{2}+\frac{5}{3}x+\left(\frac{5}{6}\right)^{2}=\frac{2}{3}+\left(\frac{5}{6}\right)^{2}$$

Square \frac{5}{6} by squaring both the numerator and the denominator of the fraction.

$$x^{2}+\frac{5}{3}x+\frac{25}{36}=\frac{2}{3}+\frac{25}{36}$$

Add \frac{2}{3} to \frac{25}{36} by finding a common denominator and adding the numerators. Then reduce the fraction to lowest terms if possible.

$$x^{2}+\frac{5}{3}x+\frac{25}{36}=\frac{49}{36}$$

Factor x^{2}+\frac{5}{3}x+\frac{25}{36}. In general, when x^{2}+bx+c is a perfect square, it can always be factored as \left(x+\frac{b}{2}\right)^{2}.

$$\left(x+\frac{5}{6}\right)^{2}=\frac{49}{36}$$

Take the square root of both sides of the equation.

$$\sqrt{\left(x+\frac{5}{6}\right)^{2}}=\sqrt{\frac{49}{36}}$$

Simplify.

$$x+\frac{5}{6}=\frac{7}{6} x+\frac{5}{6}=-\frac{7}{6}$$

Subtract \frac{5}{6} from both sides of the equation.

$$x=\frac{1}{3} x=-2$$