-0.8x^2+14.4x+2=54

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Solution for -0.8x^2+14.4x+2=54 equation:


Simplifying
-0.8x2 + 14.4x + 2 = 54

Reorder the terms:
2 + 14.4x + -0.8x2 = 54

Solving
2 + 14.4x + -0.8x2 = 54

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
2 + -54 + 14.4x + -0.8x2 = 54 + -54

Combine like terms: 2 + -54 = -52
-52 + 14.4x + -0.8x2 = 54 + -54

Combine like terms: 54 + -54 = 0
-52 + 14.4x + -0.8x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
-0.8 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '-0.8'.
65 + -18x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-65' to each side of the equation.
65 + -18x + -65 + x2 = 0 + -65

Reorder the terms:
65 + -65 + -18x + x2 = 0 + -65

Combine like terms: 65 + -65 = 0
0 + -18x + x2 = 0 + -65
-18x + x2 = 0 + -65

Combine like terms: 0 + -65 = -65
-18x + x2 = -65

The x term is -18x.  Take half its coefficient (-9).
Square it (81) and add it to both sides.

Add '81' to each side of the equation.
-18x + 81 + x2 = -65 + 81

Reorder the terms:
81 + -18x + x2 = -65 + 81

Combine like terms: -65 + 81 = 16
81 + -18x + x2 = 16

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -9)(x + -9) = 16

Calculate the square root of the right side: 4

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -9) equal to 4 and -4.

Subproblem 1

x + -9 = 4 Simplifying x + -9 = 4 Reorder the terms: -9 + x = 4 Solving -9 + x = 4 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '9' to each side of the equation. -9 + 9 + x = 4 + 9 Combine like terms: -9 + 9 = 0 0 + x = 4 + 9 x = 4 + 9 Combine like terms: 4 + 9 = 13 x = 13 Simplifying x = 13

Subproblem 2

x + -9 = -4 Simplifying x + -9 = -4 Reorder the terms: -9 + x = -4 Solving -9 + x = -4 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '9' to each side of the equation. -9 + 9 + x = -4 + 9 Combine like terms: -9 + 9 = 0 0 + x = -4 + 9 x = -4 + 9 Combine like terms: -4 + 9 = 5 x = 5 Simplifying x = 5

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {13, 5}

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