-2x^2+6x=1.5

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Solution for -2x^2+6x=1.5 equation:


Simplifying
-2x2 + 6x = 1.5

Reorder the terms:
6x + -2x2 = 1.5

Solving
6x + -2x2 = 1.5

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-1.5 + 6x + -2x2 = 1.5 + -1.5

Combine like terms: 1.5 + -1.5 = 0.0
-1.5 + 6x + -2x2 = 0.0

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
-2 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '-2'.
0.75 + -3x + x2 = 0.0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-0.75' to each side of the equation.
0.75 + -3x + -0.75 + x2 = 0.0 + -0.75

Reorder the terms:
0.75 + -0.75 + -3x + x2 = 0.0 + -0.75

Combine like terms: 0.75 + -0.75 = 0.00
0.00 + -3x + x2 = 0.0 + -0.75
-3x + x2 = 0.0 + -0.75

Combine like terms: 0.0 + -0.75 = -0.75
-3x + x2 = -0.75

The x term is -3x.  Take half its coefficient (-1.5).
Square it (2.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '2.25' to each side of the equation.
-3x + 2.25 + x2 = -0.75 + 2.25

Reorder the terms:
2.25 + -3x + x2 = -0.75 + 2.25

Combine like terms: -0.75 + 2.25 = 1.5
2.25 + -3x + x2 = 1.5

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -1.5)(x + -1.5) = 1.5

Calculate the square root of the right side: 1.224744871

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -1.5) equal to 1.224744871 and -1.224744871.

Subproblem 1

x + -1.5 = 1.224744871 Simplifying x + -1.5 = 1.224744871 Reorder the terms: -1.5 + x = 1.224744871 Solving -1.5 + x = 1.224744871 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.5' to each side of the equation. -1.5 + 1.5 + x = 1.224744871 + 1.5 Combine like terms: -1.5 + 1.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 1.224744871 + 1.5 x = 1.224744871 + 1.5 Combine like terms: 1.224744871 + 1.5 = 2.724744871 x = 2.724744871 Simplifying x = 2.724744871

Subproblem 2

x + -1.5 = -1.224744871 Simplifying x + -1.5 = -1.224744871 Reorder the terms: -1.5 + x = -1.224744871 Solving -1.5 + x = -1.224744871 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.5' to each side of the equation. -1.5 + 1.5 + x = -1.224744871 + 1.5 Combine like terms: -1.5 + 1.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -1.224744871 + 1.5 x = -1.224744871 + 1.5 Combine like terms: -1.224744871 + 1.5 = 0.275255129 x = 0.275255129 Simplifying x = 0.275255129

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {2.724744871, 0.275255129}

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