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Solve -3x² + 7x = 0

The solutions of -3x² + 7x = 0 are x = 0 or x = 7/3.

x² +x += 0
−3x2+7x=0⇒x=0, 73-3x^2 + 7x = 0 \Rightarrow x = 0,\ \frac{7}{3}
Discriminant D = 49 · x ≈ 0, 2.33333

Change a, b or c (whole numbers, a not 0) and the exact solutions follow.

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Graph of y = -3x² + 7x-2-11234-30-20-10x = 0x = 2.3333333vertexy = -3x² + 7x
Graph of y = -3x² + 7x. The curve crosses the x-axis at x = 0 and x = 2.3333333; the vertex is at (1.1666667, 4.0833333).

How to work it out

  1. 1

    Write it in standard form a x² + b x + c = 0 and read off the coefficients: a = -3, b = 7, c = 0.

    −3x2+7x=0-3x^2 + 7x = 0
  2. 2

    Work out the discriminant D = b² − 4ac. Its sign tells you how many real solutions there are.

    D=72−4⋅(−3)⋅0=49+0=49D = 7^2 - 4\cdot(-3)\cdot0 = 49 + 0 = 49
  3. 3

    D is positive, so there are two different real solutions.

  4. 4

    Method 1, factoring. The roots are rational, so the left side factors:

    −(x)(3x−7)=0-\left(x\right)\left(3x - 7\right) = 0
  5. 5

    A product is zero when one of its factors is zero, so set each factor equal to 0 and solve:

    x=0⇒x=03x−7=0⇒x=73x = 0 \Rightarrow x = 0\qquad 3x - 7 = 0 \Rightarrow x = \frac{7}{3}
  6. 6

    Method 2, The quadratic formula works for every quadratic:

    x=−b±D2a=−7±49−6x = \frac{-b \pm \sqrt{D}}{2a} = \frac{-7 \pm \sqrt{49}}{-6}
  7. 7

    Simplify to get the solutions:

    x=0orx=73x = 0\quad\text{or}\quad x = \frac{7}{3}
  8. 8

    Check by putting x = 0 back in: a·x² + b·x + c = -3·(0) + 7·(0) + 0 = 0 ✓

LaTeX source of the formulas on this page
\[ -3x^2 + 7x = 0\ \Rightarrow\ x = 0,\ \frac{7}{3} \]
\[ -3x^2 + 7x = 0 \]
\[ D = 7^2 - 4\cdot(-3)\cdot0 = 49 + 0 = 49 \]
\[ -\left(x\right)\left(3x - 7\right) = 0 \]
\[ x = 0 \Rightarrow x = 0\qquad 3x - 7 = 0 \Rightarrow x = \frac{7}{3} \]
\[ x = \frac{-b \pm \sqrt{D}}{2a} = \frac{-7 \pm \sqrt{49}}{-6} \]
\[ x = 0\quad\text{or}\quad x = \frac{7}{3} \]

The parabola y = -3x² + 7x

xy
-1.8333-22.916067
-0.8333-7.9162667
0.16671.0835333
1.16674.0833333
2.16671.0831333
3.1667-7.9170667
4.1667-22.917267

Questions

What are the solutions of -3x² + 7x = 0?

The solutions of -3x² + 7x = 0 are x = 0 or x = 7/3.

Does -3x² + 7x = 0 factor?

Yes: -1(x)(3x-7) = 0.

What is the vertex of y = -3x² + 7x?

(7/6, 49/12). The parabola opens downwards, so this is the maximum.

What are the sum and product of the roots?

Sum = −b/a = 7/3, product = c/a = 0.

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