# 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

What is a quadratic equation? A quadratic equation is any function that takes the form: ax2 + bx + c = 0. In this equation, x is an unknown. A, b, and c are constants. The constants a and b are called coefficients. Furthermore, it should be pointed out that a cannot equal to zero in the equation ax2+bx+c=0. If a equals 0, then ax2=0, and the equation becomes 0+bx+c=0, or bx+c=0. The equation bx+c=0 is a linear equation, and not a quadratic equation.

Solving a quadratic equation may appear daunting, because both x and x2 are unknown. Fortunately, you have this handy-dandy quadratic equation solver. All kidding aside, quadratic equations can be reliably solved using the quadratic formula, which is the same technique used by this quadratic equation solver. Try it, and it will explain each of the steps to you. The quadratic formula is:

When you compute a solution to a quadratic equation, you will always find 2 values for x, called "roots". These roots may both be real numbers or, they may both be complex numbers. Under extraordinary circumstances, the two roots may be the same, meaning there will only be one solution for x.

Why do we need to be able to solve quadratic equations? Quadratic equations are needed to calculate answers to many real-world problems. For example, to calculate how an object will rise and fall due to Earth's gravity would require the use of s quadratic equation.

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

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