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

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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

A quadratic equation is 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. Interestingly, a cannot be zero. Otherwise, the equation ceases to be a quadratic equation, and becomes a linear equation.

Solving a linear equation is straightforward. Solving a quadratic equation is less simple. Fortunately, there are a number of methods for solving quadratic equations. One of the most widely used is the quadratic formula. The quadratic formula is:

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, these two roots may have the same value, producing one solution for x.

Quadratic equations are important. Quadratic equations are needed to compute answers in many real-world fields, including physics, pharmacokinetics and architecture.

As mentioned above, in the equation ax2+bx+c=0, a cannot be zero. If a were 0, then ax2 = 0x2 = 0 for any value of x, so our equation becomes 0 + bx + c = 0, which is the same as bx + c = 0, which is no longer a quadratic equation. In fact, bx + c = 0 is a linear equation, which is much simpler to solve than a quadratic equation.

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