# Solving 27x2+-94x+73 using the Quadratic Formula

For your equation of the form "ax2 + bx + c = 0," enter the values for a, b, and c:

 a x2 + b x + c = 0
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You entered:
27x2+-94x+73=0.

There are two real solutions: x = 2.3121203192793, and x = 1.1693611622022.

## Here's how we found that solution:

You entered the following equation:
(1)           27x2+-94x+73=0.

For any quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, one can solve for x using the following equation, which is known as the quadratic formula:
(2)

In the form above, you specified values for the variables a, b, and c. Plugging those values into Eqn. 1, we get:
(3)           $$x=--94\pm\frac{\sqrt{-94^2-4*27*73}}{2*27}$$

which simplifies to:
(4)           $$x=--94\pm\frac{\sqrt{8836-7884}}{54}$$

Now, solving for x, we find two real solutions:
$$x=\frac{--94+30.854497241083}{54}$$ = 2.3121203192793,
and
$$x=\frac{--94-30.854497241083}{54}$$ = 1.1693611622022,

Both of these solutions are real numbers.
These are the two solutions that will satisfy the quadratic equation 27x2+-94x+73=0.

### Notes

An equation that can be written as bx+c=0 is called a linear equation. It has one unknown, x, and 2 constants, b and c. If this equation were also to include the square of x as an unknown, it would become a quadratic equation. What is a quadratic equation? Any equation that takes the form: ax2 + bx + c = 0, where x is a variable which is not known, and a, b, and c are constants. A and b are referred to as coefficients. It is worth noting that a cannot be equal to 0. Otherwise, the equation ceases to be a quadratic equation, and becomes a linear equation.

Finding a solution to a quadratic equation may appear daunting. However, there are a number of methods for solving quadratic equations. One of the most widely used is the quadratic formula. This is the quadratic formula:

Since there are always 2 solutions to a square root (one negative, one positive), solving the quadratic equation results in 2 values for x. The two solutions for x (which may be positive or negative, real or complex) are called roots. Depending on the values of a, b, and c, both roots may be equal, meaning there will only be one solution for x.

Quadratic equations are important. Quadratic equations are needed to compute answers to many real-world problems. The geometry of a parablolic dish antenna is one example of an application of quadratic equations.

In our equation, a cannot be zero. However, b can be zero, and so can c.

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