Solve 2m^2-12m+11

$$2 m ^ { 2 } - 12 m + 11$$

Factor

$$2\left(m-\left(-\frac{\sqrt{14}}{2}+3\right)\right)\left(m-\left(\frac{\sqrt{14}}{2}+3\right)\right)$$

Steps Using the Quadratic Formula

Quadratic polynomial can be factored using the transformation ax^{2}+bx+c=a\left(x-x_{1}\right)\left(x-x_{2}\right), where x_{1} and x_{2} are the solutions of the quadratic equation ax^{2}+bx+c=0.

$$2m^{2}-12m+11=0$$

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.

$$m=\frac{-\left(-12\right)±\sqrt{\left(-12\right)^{2}-4\times 2\times 11}}{2\times 2}$$

Square -12.

$$m=\frac{-\left(-12\right)±\sqrt{144-4\times 2\times 11}}{2\times 2}$$

Multiply -4 times 2.

$$m=\frac{-\left(-12\right)±\sqrt{144-8\times 11}}{2\times 2}$$

Multiply -8 times 11.

$$m=\frac{-\left(-12\right)±\sqrt{144-88}}{2\times 2}$$

Add 144 to -88.

$$m=\frac{-\left(-12\right)±\sqrt{56}}{2\times 2}$$

Take the square root of 56.

$$m=\frac{-\left(-12\right)±2\sqrt{14}}{2\times 2}$$

The opposite of -12 is 12.

$$m=\frac{12±2\sqrt{14}}{2\times 2}$$

Multiply 2 times 2.

$$m=\frac{12±2\sqrt{14}}{4}$$

Now solve the equation m=\frac{12±2\sqrt{14}}{4} when ± is plus. Add 12 to 2\sqrt{14}.

$$m=\frac{2\sqrt{14}+12}{4}$$

Divide 12+2\sqrt{14} by 4.

$$m=\frac{\sqrt{14}}{2}+3$$

Now solve the equation m=\frac{12±2\sqrt{14}}{4} when ± is minus. Subtract 2\sqrt{14} from 12.

$$m=\frac{12-2\sqrt{14}}{4}$$

Divide 12-2\sqrt{14} by 4.

$$m=-\frac{\sqrt{14}}{2}+3$$

Factor the original expression using ax^{2}+bx+c=a\left(x-x_{1}\right)\left(x-x_{2}\right). Substitute 3+\frac{\sqrt{14}}{2} for x_{1} and 3-\frac{\sqrt{14}}{2} for x_{2}.

$$2m^{2}-12m+11=2\left(m-\left(\frac{\sqrt{14}}{2}+3\right)\right)\left(m-\left(-\frac{\sqrt{14}}{2}+3\right)\right)$$

Steps Using Direct Factoring Method

Quadratic equations such as this one can be solved by a new direct factoring method that does not require guess work. To use the direct factoring method, the equation must be in the form x^2+Bx+C=0.This is achieved by dividing both sides of the equation by 2

$$x ^ 2 -6x +\frac{11}{2} = 0$$

Let r and s be the factors for the quadratic equation such that x^2+Bx+C=(x−r)(x−s) where sum of factors (r+s)=−B and the product of factors rs = C

$$r + s = 6 rs = \frac{11}{2}$$

Two numbers r and s sum up to 6 exactly when the average of the two numbers is \frac{1}{2}*6 = 3. You can also see that the midpoint of r and s corresponds to the axis of symmetry of the parabola represented by the quadratic equation y=x^2+Bx+C. The values of r and s are equidistant from the center by an unknown quantity u. Express r and s with respect to variable u. <div style='padding: 8px'><img src='https://opalmath.azureedge.net/customsolver/quadraticgraph.png' style='width: 100%;max-width: 700px' /></div>

$$r = 3 - u s = 3 + u$$

To solve for unknown quantity u, substitute these in the product equation rs = \frac{11}{2}

$$(3 - u) (3 + u) = \frac{11}{2}$$

Simplify by expanding (a -b) (a + b) = a^2 – b^2

$$9 - u^2 = \frac{11}{2}$$

Simplify the expression by subtracting 9 on both sides

$$-u^2 = \frac{11}{2}-9 = -\frac{7}{2}$$

Simplify the expression by multiplying -1 on both sides and take the square root to obtain the value of unknown variable u

$$u^2 = \frac{7}{2} u = \pm\sqrt{\frac{7}{2}} = \pm \frac{\sqrt{7}}{\sqrt{2}}$$

The factors r and s are the solutions to the quadratic equation. Substitute the value of u to compute the r and s.

$$r =3 - \frac{\sqrt{7}}{\sqrt{2}} = 1.129 s = 3 + \frac{\sqrt{7}}{\sqrt{2}} = 4.871$$

Evaluate

$$2m^{2}-12m+11$$