-2y^2+5y=-6

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Solution for -2y^2+5y=-6 equation:


Simplifying
-2y2 + 5y = -6

Reorder the terms:
5y + -2y2 = -6

Solving
5y + -2y2 = -6

Solving for variable 'y'.

Reorder the terms:
6 + 5y + -2y2 = -6 + 6

Combine like terms: -6 + 6 = 0
6 + 5y + -2y2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '-2'.
-3 + -2.5y + y2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '3' to each side of the equation.
-3 + -2.5y + 3 + y2 = 0 + 3

Reorder the terms:
-3 + 3 + -2.5y + y2 = 0 + 3

Combine like terms: -3 + 3 = 0
0 + -2.5y + y2 = 0 + 3
-2.5y + y2 = 0 + 3

Combine like terms: 0 + 3 = 3
-2.5y + y2 = 3

The y term is -2.5y.  Take half its coefficient (-1.25).
Square it (1.5625) and add it to both sides.

Add '1.5625' to each side of the equation.
-2.5y + 1.5625 + y2 = 3 + 1.5625

Reorder the terms:
1.5625 + -2.5y + y2 = 3 + 1.5625

Combine like terms: 3 + 1.5625 = 4.5625
1.5625 + -2.5y + y2 = 4.5625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(y + -1.25)(y + -1.25) = 4.5625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 2.136000936

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(y + -1.25) equal to 2.136000936 and -2.136000936.

Subproblem 1

y + -1.25 = 2.136000936 Simplifying y + -1.25 = 2.136000936 Reorder the terms: -1.25 + y = 2.136000936 Solving -1.25 + y = 2.136000936 Solving for variable 'y'. Move all terms containing y to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.25' to each side of the equation. -1.25 + 1.25 + y = 2.136000936 + 1.25 Combine like terms: -1.25 + 1.25 = 0.00 0.00 + y = 2.136000936 + 1.25 y = 2.136000936 + 1.25 Combine like terms: 2.136000936 + 1.25 = 3.386000936 y = 3.386000936 Simplifying y = 3.386000936

Subproblem 2

y + -1.25 = -2.136000936 Simplifying y + -1.25 = -2.136000936 Reorder the terms: -1.25 + y = -2.136000936 Solving -1.25 + y = -2.136000936 Solving for variable 'y'. Move all terms containing y to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.25' to each side of the equation. -1.25 + 1.25 + y = -2.136000936 + 1.25 Combine like terms: -1.25 + 1.25 = 0.00 0.00 + y = -2.136000936 + 1.25 y = -2.136000936 + 1.25 Combine like terms: -2.136000936 + 1.25 = -0.886000936 y = -0.886000936 Simplifying y = -0.886000936

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. y = {3.386000936, -0.886000936}

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