-.125x^2+x+42=5

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Solution for -.125x^2+x+42=5 equation:


Simplifying
-0.125x2 + x + 42 = 5

Reorder the terms:
42 + x + -0.125x2 = 5

Solving
42 + x + -0.125x2 = 5

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
42 + -5 + x + -0.125x2 = 5 + -5

Combine like terms: 42 + -5 = 37
37 + x + -0.125x2 = 5 + -5

Combine like terms: 5 + -5 = 0
37 + x + -0.125x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
-0.125 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '-0.125'.
-296 + -8x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '296' to each side of the equation.
-296 + -8x + 296 + x2 = 0 + 296

Reorder the terms:
-296 + 296 + -8x + x2 = 0 + 296

Combine like terms: -296 + 296 = 0
0 + -8x + x2 = 0 + 296
-8x + x2 = 0 + 296

Combine like terms: 0 + 296 = 296
-8x + x2 = 296

The x term is x.  Take half its coefficient (0.5).
Square it (0.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.25' to each side of the equation.
-8x + 0.25 + x2 = 296 + 0.25

Reorder the terms:
0.25 + -8x + x2 = 296 + 0.25

Combine like terms: 296 + 0.25 = 296.25
0.25 + -8x + x2 = 296.25

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.5)(x + 0.5) = 296.25

Calculate the square root of the right side: 17.211914478

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.5) equal to 17.211914478 and -17.211914478.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.5 = 17.211914478 Simplifying x + 0.5 = 17.211914478 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + x = 17.211914478 Solving 0.5 + x = 17.211914478 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.5' to each side of the equation. 0.5 + -0.5 + x = 17.211914478 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 17.211914478 + -0.5 x = 17.211914478 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 17.211914478 + -0.5 = 16.711914478 x = 16.711914478 Simplifying x = 16.711914478

Subproblem 2

x + 0.5 = -17.211914478 Simplifying x + 0.5 = -17.211914478 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + x = -17.211914478 Solving 0.5 + x = -17.211914478 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.5' to each side of the equation. 0.5 + -0.5 + x = -17.211914478 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -17.211914478 + -0.5 x = -17.211914478 + -0.5 Combine like terms: -17.211914478 + -0.5 = -17.711914478 x = -17.711914478 Simplifying x = -17.711914478

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {16.711914478, -17.711914478}

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