-0.5x^2+36x-152=370

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Solution for -0.5x^2+36x-152=370 equation:


Simplifying
-0.5x2 + 36x + -152 = 370

Reorder the terms:
-152 + 36x + -0.5x2 = 370

Solving
-152 + 36x + -0.5x2 = 370

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-152 + -370 + 36x + -0.5x2 = 370 + -370

Combine like terms: -152 + -370 = -522
-522 + 36x + -0.5x2 = 370 + -370

Combine like terms: 370 + -370 = 0
-522 + 36x + -0.5x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
-0.5 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '-0.5'.
1044 + -72x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-1044' to each side of the equation.
1044 + -72x + -1044 + x2 = 0 + -1044

Reorder the terms:
1044 + -1044 + -72x + x2 = 0 + -1044

Combine like terms: 1044 + -1044 = 0
0 + -72x + x2 = 0 + -1044
-72x + x2 = 0 + -1044

Combine like terms: 0 + -1044 = -1044
-72x + x2 = -1044

The x term is -72x.  Take half its coefficient (-36).
Square it (1296) and add it to both sides.

Add '1296' to each side of the equation.
-72x + 1296 + x2 = -1044 + 1296

Reorder the terms:
1296 + -72x + x2 = -1044 + 1296

Combine like terms: -1044 + 1296 = 252
1296 + -72x + x2 = 252

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -36)(x + -36) = 252

Calculate the square root of the right side: 15.874507866

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -36) equal to 15.874507866 and -15.874507866.

Subproblem 1

x + -36 = 15.874507866 Simplifying x + -36 = 15.874507866 Reorder the terms: -36 + x = 15.874507866 Solving -36 + x = 15.874507866 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '36' to each side of the equation. -36 + 36 + x = 15.874507866 + 36 Combine like terms: -36 + 36 = 0 0 + x = 15.874507866 + 36 x = 15.874507866 + 36 Combine like terms: 15.874507866 + 36 = 51.874507866 x = 51.874507866 Simplifying x = 51.874507866

Subproblem 2

x + -36 = -15.874507866 Simplifying x + -36 = -15.874507866 Reorder the terms: -36 + x = -15.874507866 Solving -36 + x = -15.874507866 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '36' to each side of the equation. -36 + 36 + x = -15.874507866 + 36 Combine like terms: -36 + 36 = 0 0 + x = -15.874507866 + 36 x = -15.874507866 + 36 Combine like terms: -15.874507866 + 36 = 20.125492134 x = 20.125492134 Simplifying x = 20.125492134

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {51.874507866, 20.125492134}

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