Skip to main content
Solve for a
Tick mark Image
Solve for x (complex solution)
Tick mark Image
Solve for x
Tick mark Image
Graph

Similar Problems from Web Search

Share

2x^{2}+3x-ax+1=0
Use the distributive property to multiply 3-a by x.
3x-ax+1=-2x^{2}
Subtract 2x^{2} from both sides. Anything subtracted from zero gives its negation.
-ax+1=-2x^{2}-3x
Subtract 3x from both sides.
-ax=-2x^{2}-3x-1
Subtract 1 from both sides.
\left(-x\right)a=-2x^{2}-3x-1
The equation is in standard form.
\frac{\left(-x\right)a}{-x}=-\frac{\left(x+1\right)\left(2x+1\right)}{-x}
Divide both sides by -x.
a=-\frac{\left(x+1\right)\left(2x+1\right)}{-x}
Dividing by -x undoes the multiplication by -x.
a=2x+3+\frac{1}{x}
Divide -\left(1+x\right)\left(1+2x\right) by -x.