-16x^2+68x=72.25

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Solution for -16x^2+68x=72.25 equation:


Simplifying
-16x2 + 68x = 72.25

Reorder the terms:
68x + -16x2 = 72.25

Solving
68x + -16x2 = 72.25

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-72.25 + 68x + -16x2 = 72.25 + -72.25

Combine like terms: 72.25 + -72.25 = 0.00
-72.25 + 68x + -16x2 = 0.00

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
-16 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '-16'.
4.515625 + -4.25x + x2 = 0.00

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-4.515625' to each side of the equation.
4.515625 + -4.25x + -4.515625 + x2 = 0.00 + -4.515625

Reorder the terms:
4.515625 + -4.515625 + -4.25x + x2 = 0.00 + -4.515625

Combine like terms: 4.515625 + -4.515625 = 0.000000
0.000000 + -4.25x + x2 = 0.00 + -4.515625
-4.25x + x2 = 0.00 + -4.515625

Combine like terms: 0.00 + -4.515625 = -4.515625
-4.25x + x2 = -4.515625

The x term is -4.25x.  Take half its coefficient (-2.125).
Square it (4.515625) and add it to both sides.

Add '4.515625' to each side of the equation.
-4.25x + 4.515625 + x2 = -4.515625 + 4.515625

Reorder the terms:
4.515625 + -4.25x + x2 = -4.515625 + 4.515625

Combine like terms: -4.515625 + 4.515625 = 0.000000
4.515625 + -4.25x + x2 = 0.000000

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -2.125)(x + -2.125) = 0.000000

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.000000

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -2.125) equal to 0.000000 and 0.000000.

Subproblem 1

x + -2.125 = 0.000000 Simplifying x + -2.125 = 0.000000 Reorder the terms: -2.125 + x = 0.000000 Solving -2.125 + x = 0.000000 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '2.125' to each side of the equation. -2.125 + 2.125 + x = 0.000000 + 2.125 Combine like terms: -2.125 + 2.125 = 0.000 0.000 + x = 0.000000 + 2.125 x = 0.000000 + 2.125 Combine like terms: 0.000000 + 2.125 = 2.125 x = 2.125 Simplifying x = 2.125

Subproblem 2

x + -2.125 = 0.000000 Simplifying x + -2.125 = 0.000000 Reorder the terms: -2.125 + x = 0.000000 Solving -2.125 + x = 0.000000 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '2.125' to each side of the equation. -2.125 + 2.125 + x = 0.000000 + 2.125 Combine like terms: -2.125 + 2.125 = 0.000 0.000 + x = 0.000000 + 2.125 x = 0.000000 + 2.125 Combine like terms: 0.000000 + 2.125 = 2.125 x = 2.125 Simplifying x = 2.125

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {2.125, 2.125}

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