-.01x^2+.28x+8.68=9.2

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Solution for -.01x^2+.28x+8.68=9.2 equation:


Simplifying
-0.01x2 + 0.28x + 8.68 = 9.2

Reorder the terms:
8.68 + 0.28x + -0.01x2 = 9.2

Solving
8.68 + 0.28x + -0.01x2 = 9.2

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
8.68 + -9.2 + 0.28x + -0.01x2 = 9.2 + -9.2

Combine like terms: 8.68 + -9.2 = -0.52
-0.52 + 0.28x + -0.01x2 = 9.2 + -9.2

Combine like terms: 9.2 + -9.2 = 0.0
-0.52 + 0.28x + -0.01x2 = 0.0

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
-0.01 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '-0.01'.
52 + -28x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-52' to each side of the equation.
52 + -28x + -52 + x2 = 0 + -52

Reorder the terms:
52 + -52 + -28x + x2 = 0 + -52

Combine like terms: 52 + -52 = 0
0 + -28x + x2 = 0 + -52
-28x + x2 = 0 + -52

Combine like terms: 0 + -52 = -52
-28x + x2 = -52

The x term is -28x.  Take half its coefficient (-14).
Square it (196) and add it to both sides.

Add '196' to each side of the equation.
-28x + 196 + x2 = -52 + 196

Reorder the terms:
196 + -28x + x2 = -52 + 196

Combine like terms: -52 + 196 = 144
196 + -28x + x2 = 144

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -14)(x + -14) = 144

Calculate the square root of the right side: 12

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -14) equal to 12 and -12.

Subproblem 1

x + -14 = 12 Simplifying x + -14 = 12 Reorder the terms: -14 + x = 12 Solving -14 + x = 12 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '14' to each side of the equation. -14 + 14 + x = 12 + 14 Combine like terms: -14 + 14 = 0 0 + x = 12 + 14 x = 12 + 14 Combine like terms: 12 + 14 = 26 x = 26 Simplifying x = 26

Subproblem 2

x + -14 = -12 Simplifying x + -14 = -12 Reorder the terms: -14 + x = -12 Solving -14 + x = -12 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '14' to each side of the equation. -14 + 14 + x = -12 + 14 Combine like terms: -14 + 14 = 0 0 + x = -12 + 14 x = -12 + 14 Combine like terms: -12 + 14 = 2 x = 2 Simplifying x = 2

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {26, 2}

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