Question
Simplify the expression
Solution
3x2+6x−1
Evaluate
2(x2+3x)+(x2−1)
Remove the parentheses
2(x2+3x)+x2−1
Expand the expression
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Calculate
2(x2+3x)
Apply the distributive property
2x2+2×3x
Multiply the numbers
2x2+6x
2x2+6x+x2−1
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Evaluate
2x2+x2
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(2+1)x2
Add the numbers
3x2
3x2+6x−1
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Find the roots
Find the roots of the algebra expression
x1=−33+23,x2=3−3+23
Alternative Form
x1≈−2.154701,x2≈0.154701
Evaluate
2(x2+3x)+(x2−1)
To find the roots of the expression,set the expression equal to 0
2(x2+3x)+(x2−1)=0
Remove the parentheses
2(x2+3x)+x2−1=0
Calculate the sum or difference
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Evaluate
2(x2+3x)+x2−1
Expand the expression
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Calculate
2(x2+3x)
Apply the distributive property
2x2+2×3x
Multiply the numbers
2x2+6x
2x2+6x+x2−1
Add the terms
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Evaluate
2x2+x2
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(2+1)x2
Add the numbers
3x2
3x2+6x−1
3x2+6x−1=0
Substitute a=3,b=6 and c=−1 into the quadratic formula x=2a−b±b2−4ac
x=2×3−6±62−4×3(−1)
Simplify the expression
x=6−6±62−4×3(−1)
Simplify the expression
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Evaluate
62−4×3(−1)
Multiply
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Multiply the terms
4×3(−1)
Any expression multiplied by 1 remains the same
−4×3
Multiply the terms
−12
62−(−12)
If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses
62+12
Evaluate the power
36+12
Add the numbers
48
x=6−6±48
Simplify the radical expression
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Evaluate
48
Write the expression as a product where the root of one of the factors can be evaluated
16×3
Write the number in exponential form with the base of 4
42×3
The root of a product is equal to the product of the roots of each factor
42×3
Reduce the index of the radical and exponent with 2
43
x=6−6±43
Separate the equation into 2 possible cases
x=6−6+43x=6−6−43
Simplify the expression
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Evaluate
x=6−6+43
Divide the terms
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Evaluate
6−6+43
Rewrite the expression
62(−3+23)
Cancel out the common factor 2
3−3+23
x=3−3+23
x=3−3+23x=6−6−43
Simplify the expression
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Evaluate
x=6−6−43
Divide the terms
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Evaluate
6−6−43
Rewrite the expression
62(−3−23)
Cancel out the common factor 2
3−3−23
Use b−a=−ba=−ba to rewrite the fraction
−33+23
x=−33+23
x=3−3+23x=−33+23
Solution
x1=−33+23,x2=3−3+23
Alternative Form
x1≈−2.154701,x2≈0.154701
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