-2p^2-5p+1=7p^2+p

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Solution for -2p^2-5p+1=7p^2+p equation:


Simplifying
-2p2 + -5p + 1 = 7p2 + p

Reorder the terms:
1 + -5p + -2p2 = 7p2 + p

Reorder the terms:
1 + -5p + -2p2 = p + 7p2

Solving
1 + -5p + -2p2 = p + 7p2

Solving for variable 'p'.

Reorder the terms:
1 + -5p + -1p + -2p2 + -7p2 = p + 7p2 + -1p + -7p2

Combine like terms: -5p + -1p = -6p
1 + -6p + -2p2 + -7p2 = p + 7p2 + -1p + -7p2

Combine like terms: -2p2 + -7p2 = -9p2
1 + -6p + -9p2 = p + 7p2 + -1p + -7p2

Reorder the terms:
1 + -6p + -9p2 = p + -1p + 7p2 + -7p2

Combine like terms: p + -1p = 0
1 + -6p + -9p2 = 0 + 7p2 + -7p2
1 + -6p + -9p2 = 7p2 + -7p2

Combine like terms: 7p2 + -7p2 = 0
1 + -6p + -9p2 = 0

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
-9 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '-9'.
-0.1111111111 + 0.6666666667p + p2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '0.1111111111' to each side of the equation.
-0.1111111111 + 0.6666666667p + 0.1111111111 + p2 = 0 + 0.1111111111

Reorder the terms:
-0.1111111111 + 0.1111111111 + 0.6666666667p + p2 = 0 + 0.1111111111

Combine like terms: -0.1111111111 + 0.1111111111 = 0.0000000000
0.0000000000 + 0.6666666667p + p2 = 0 + 0.1111111111
0.6666666667p + p2 = 0 + 0.1111111111

Combine like terms: 0 + 0.1111111111 = 0.1111111111
0.6666666667p + p2 = 0.1111111111

The p term is 0.6666666667p.  Take half its coefficient (0.3333333334).
Square it (0.1111111112) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.1111111112' to each side of the equation.
0.6666666667p + 0.1111111112 + p2 = 0.1111111111 + 0.1111111112

Reorder the terms:
0.1111111112 + 0.6666666667p + p2 = 0.1111111111 + 0.1111111112

Combine like terms: 0.1111111111 + 0.1111111112 = 0.2222222223
0.1111111112 + 0.6666666667p + p2 = 0.2222222223

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(p + 0.3333333334)(p + 0.3333333334) = 0.2222222223

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.471404521

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(p + 0.3333333334) equal to 0.471404521 and -0.471404521.

Subproblem 1

p + 0.3333333334 = 0.471404521 Simplifying p + 0.3333333334 = 0.471404521 Reorder the terms: 0.3333333334 + p = 0.471404521 Solving 0.3333333334 + p = 0.471404521 Solving for variable 'p'. Move all terms containing p to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.3333333334' to each side of the equation. 0.3333333334 + -0.3333333334 + p = 0.471404521 + -0.3333333334 Combine like terms: 0.3333333334 + -0.3333333334 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + p = 0.471404521 + -0.3333333334 p = 0.471404521 + -0.3333333334 Combine like terms: 0.471404521 + -0.3333333334 = 0.1380711876 p = 0.1380711876 Simplifying p = 0.1380711876

Subproblem 2

p + 0.3333333334 = -0.471404521 Simplifying p + 0.3333333334 = -0.471404521 Reorder the terms: 0.3333333334 + p = -0.471404521 Solving 0.3333333334 + p = -0.471404521 Solving for variable 'p'. Move all terms containing p to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.3333333334' to each side of the equation. 0.3333333334 + -0.3333333334 + p = -0.471404521 + -0.3333333334 Combine like terms: 0.3333333334 + -0.3333333334 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + p = -0.471404521 + -0.3333333334 p = -0.471404521 + -0.3333333334 Combine like terms: -0.471404521 + -0.3333333334 = -0.8047378544 p = -0.8047378544 Simplifying p = -0.8047378544

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. p = {0.1380711876, -0.8047378544}

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