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x\left(6x+2\times 7\right)=0
Factor out x.
x=0 x=-\frac{7}{3}
To find equation solutions, solve x=0 and 6x+14=0.
6x^{2}+14x=0
Multiply 7 and 2 to get 14.
x=\frac{-14±\sqrt{14^{2}}}{2\times 6}
This equation is in standard form: ax^{2}+bx+c=0. Substitute 6 for a, 14 for b, and 0 for c in the quadratic formula, \frac{-b±\sqrt{b^{2}-4ac}}{2a}.
x=\frac{-14±14}{2\times 6}
Take the square root of 14^{2}.
x=\frac{-14±14}{12}
Multiply 2 times 6.
x=\frac{0}{12}
Now solve the equation x=\frac{-14±14}{12} when ± is plus. Add -14 to 14.
x=0
Divide 0 by 12.
x=-\frac{28}{12}
Now solve the equation x=\frac{-14±14}{12} when ± is minus. Subtract 14 from -14.
x=-\frac{7}{3}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-28}{12} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.
x=0 x=-\frac{7}{3}
The equation is now solved.
6x^{2}+14x=0
Multiply 7 and 2 to get 14.
\frac{6x^{2}+14x}{6}=\frac{0}{6}
Divide both sides by 6.
x^{2}+\frac{14}{6}x=\frac{0}{6}
Dividing by 6 undoes the multiplication by 6.
x^{2}+\frac{7}{3}x=\frac{0}{6}
Reduce the fraction \frac{14}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.
x^{2}+\frac{7}{3}x=0
Divide 0 by 6.
x^{2}+\frac{7}{3}x+\left(\frac{7}{6}\right)^{2}=\left(\frac{7}{6}\right)^{2}
Divide \frac{7}{3}, the coefficient of the x term, by 2 to get \frac{7}{6}. Then add the square of \frac{7}{6} to both sides of the equation. This step makes the left hand side of the equation a perfect square.
x^{2}+\frac{7}{3}x+\frac{49}{36}=\frac{49}{36}
Square \frac{7}{6} by squaring both the numerator and the denominator of the fraction.
\left(x+\frac{7}{6}\right)^{2}=\frac{49}{36}
Factor x^{2}+\frac{7}{3}x+\frac{49}{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}.
\sqrt{\left(x+\frac{7}{6}\right)^{2}}=\sqrt{\frac{49}{36}}
Take the square root of both sides of the equation.
x+\frac{7}{6}=\frac{7}{6} x+\frac{7}{6}=-\frac{7}{6}
Simplify.
x=0 x=-\frac{7}{3}
Subtract \frac{7}{6} from both sides of the equation.