# Solving 72x2+72x+-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:
72x2+72x+-73=0.

There are two real solutions: x = 0.62422813026934, and x = -1.6242281302693.

## Here's how we found that solution:

You entered the following equation:
(1)           72x2+72x+-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)           $$x=-72\pm\frac{\sqrt{72^2-4*72*-73}}{2*72}$$

which simplifies to:
(4)           $$x=-72\pm\frac{\sqrt{5184--21024}}{144}$$

Now, solving for x, we find two real solutions:
$$x=\frac{-72+161.88885075878}{144}$$ = 0.62422813026934,
and
$$x=\frac{-72-161.88885075878}{144}$$ = -1.6242281302693,

Both of these solutions are real numbers.
These are the two solutions that will satisfy the quadratic equation 72x2+72x+-73=0.

### Notes

A quadratic equation is an equation that can be written as: ax2 + bx + c = 0. In this equation, x is unknown. A, b, and c are constants. A and b are called coefficients. Also, 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.

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