Solve -7x^2+30x+27=0

$$-7 { x }^{ 2 } +30x+27=0$$

Solve for x

$$x = \frac{3 \sqrt{46} + 15}{7} \approx 5.049569993$$

$$x=\frac{15-3\sqrt{46}}{7}\approx -0.763855707$$

Steps Using the Quadratic Formula

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.

$$-7x^{2}+30x+27=0$$

This equation is in standard form: ax^{2}+bx+c=0. Substitute -7 for a, 30 for b, and 27 for c in the quadratic formula, \frac{-b±\sqrt{b^{2}-4ac}}{2a}.

$$x=\frac{-30±\sqrt{30^{2}-4\left(-7\right)\times 27}}{2\left(-7\right)}$$

Square 30.

$$x=\frac{-30±\sqrt{900-4\left(-7\right)\times 27}}{2\left(-7\right)}$$

Multiply -4 times -7.

$$x=\frac{-30±\sqrt{900+28\times 27}}{2\left(-7\right)}$$

Multiply 28 times 27.

$$x=\frac{-30±\sqrt{900+756}}{2\left(-7\right)}$$

Add 900 to 756.

$$x=\frac{-30±\sqrt{1656}}{2\left(-7\right)}$$

Take the square root of 1656.

$$x=\frac{-30±6\sqrt{46}}{2\left(-7\right)}$$

Multiply 2 times -7.

$$x=\frac{-30±6\sqrt{46}}{-14}$$

Now solve the equation x=\frac{-30±6\sqrt{46}}{-14} when ± is plus. Add -30 to 6\sqrt{46}.

$$x=\frac{6\sqrt{46}-30}{-14}$$

Divide -30+6\sqrt{46} by -14.

$$x=\frac{15-3\sqrt{46}}{7}$$

Now solve the equation x=\frac{-30±6\sqrt{46}}{-14} when ± is minus. Subtract 6\sqrt{46} from -30.

$$x=\frac{-6\sqrt{46}-30}{-14}$$

Divide -30-6\sqrt{46} by -14.

$$x=\frac{3\sqrt{46}+15}{7}$$

The equation is now solved.

$$x=\frac{15-3\sqrt{46}}{7} x=\frac{3\sqrt{46}+15}{7}$$

Steps for Completing the Square

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.

$$-7x^{2}+30x+27=0$$

Subtract 27 from both sides of the equation.

$$-7x^{2}+30x+27-27=-27$$

Subtracting 27 from itself leaves 0.

$$-7x^{2}+30x=-27$$

Divide both sides by -7.

$$\frac{-7x^{2}+30x}{-7}=-\frac{27}{-7}$$

Dividing by -7 undoes the multiplication by -7.

$$x^{2}+\frac{30}{-7}x=-\frac{27}{-7}$$

Divide 30 by -7.

$$x^{2}-\frac{30}{7}x=-\frac{27}{-7}$$

Divide -27 by -7.

$$x^{2}-\frac{30}{7}x=\frac{27}{7}$$

Divide -\frac{30}{7}, the coefficient of the x term, by 2 to get -\frac{15}{7}. Then add the square of -\frac{15}{7} to both sides of the equation. This step makes the left hand side of the equation a perfect square.

$$x^{2}-\frac{30}{7}x+\left(-\frac{15}{7}\right)^{2}=\frac{27}{7}+\left(-\frac{15}{7}\right)^{2}$$

Square -\frac{15}{7} by squaring both the numerator and the denominator of the fraction.

$$x^{2}-\frac{30}{7}x+\frac{225}{49}=\frac{27}{7}+\frac{225}{49}$$

Add \frac{27}{7} to \frac{225}{49} by finding a common denominator and adding the numerators. Then reduce the fraction to lowest terms if possible.

$$x^{2}-\frac{30}{7}x+\frac{225}{49}=\frac{414}{49}$$

Factor x^{2}-\frac{30}{7}x+\frac{225}{49}. In general, when x^{2}+bx+c is a perfect square, it can always be factored as \left(x+\frac{b}{2}\right)^{2}.

$$\left(x-\frac{15}{7}\right)^{2}=\frac{414}{49}$$

Take the square root of both sides of the equation.

$$\sqrt{\left(x-\frac{15}{7}\right)^{2}}=\sqrt{\frac{414}{49}}$$

Simplify.

$$x-\frac{15}{7}=\frac{3\sqrt{46}}{7} x-\frac{15}{7}=-\frac{3\sqrt{46}}{7}$$

Add \frac{15}{7} to both sides of the equation.

$$x=\frac{3\sqrt{46}+15}{7} x=\frac{15-3\sqrt{46}}{7}$$