# Solving 41x2+18x+18 using the Quadratic Formula

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41x2+18x+18=0.

There are no solutions in the real number domain.
There are two complex solutions: x = -0.21951219512195 + 0.62517100575494i, and x = -0.21951219512195 - 0.62517100575494i,
where i is the imaginary unit.

## Here's how we found that solution:

You entered the following equation:
(1)           41x2+18x+18=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)           $$x=-18\pm\frac{\sqrt{18^2-4*41*18}}{2*41}$$

which simplifies to:
(4)           $$x=-18\pm\frac{\sqrt{324-2952}}{82}$$

Now, note that b2-4ac is a negative number. Specifically in our case, 324 - 2952 = -2628.
(5)           $$x=-18\pm\frac{\sqrt{-2628}}{82}$$

This means that our solution will require finding the square root of a negative number. There is no real number solution for this, so our solution will be a complex number (that is, it will involve the imaginary number i, defined as the square root of -1.).
Let's calculate the square root:
(6)           $$x=-18\pm\frac{51.264022471905i}{82}$$

This equation further simplifies to:
(7)           $$x=-\frac{-18}{82}\pm0.62517100575494i$$

Solving for x, we find two solutions which are both complex numbers:
x = -0.21951219512195 + 0.62517100575494i
and
x = -0.21951219512195 - 0.62517100575494i

Both of these solutions are complex numbers.
These are the two solutions that will satisfy the equation 41x2+18x+18=0.

### Notes

A quadratic equation is an function that can be written as: ax2 + bx + c = 0. In this equation, x is a variable of unknown value. A, b, and c are constants. A and b are called coefficients. Further, a cannot equal to zero.

Solving a quadratic equation may appear daunting, because both x and x2 are unknown. However, any quadratic equation can readily be solved using 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, the two roots may be the same, producing one solution for x.

Quadratic equations are an important part of mathematics. 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.

Because equations can be rearranged without losing their meaning, sometimes you may see an equation that isn't written exactly this way, but it's still a quadratic equation. For example, you probably know that
ax2 + bx + c = 0 means exactly the same thing as 0 = c + bx + ax2. They're just written differently.
Here are some other examples of ways to write the quadratic equation. They all mean the same thing:
(1)     $$ax^2+bx=d$$, where d = -c
(2)     $$x^2+bx-d=e$$, where a=1 and d=e-c
(3)     $$ax^2=ex+d$$, where d=-c and e=-b
(4)     $$\frac{x^2}{f}-d=ex$$, where d=-c and e=-b and $$f=\frac{1}{a}$$
Look at each of the examples above. Do you understand why they are still quadratic equations, and how they can be rearranged to look like our familiar formula?

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