-x^2+7x=.5

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Solution for -x^2+7x=.5 equation:


Simplifying
-1x2 + 7x = 0.5

Reorder the terms:
7x + -1x2 = 0.5

Solving
7x + -1x2 = 0.5

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-0.5 + 7x + -1x2 = 0.5 + -0.5

Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0
-0.5 + 7x + -1x2 = 0.0

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
-1 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '-1'.
0.5 + -7x + x2 = 0.0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-0.5' to each side of the equation.
0.5 + -7x + -0.5 + x2 = 0.0 + -0.5

Reorder the terms:
0.5 + -0.5 + -7x + x2 = 0.0 + -0.5

Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0
0.0 + -7x + x2 = 0.0 + -0.5
-7x + x2 = 0.0 + -0.5

Combine like terms: 0.0 + -0.5 = -0.5
-7x + x2 = -0.5

The x term is -7x.  Take half its coefficient (-3.5).
Square it (12.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '12.25' to each side of the equation.
-7x + 12.25 + x2 = -0.5 + 12.25

Reorder the terms:
12.25 + -7x + x2 = -0.5 + 12.25

Combine like terms: -0.5 + 12.25 = 11.75
12.25 + -7x + x2 = 11.75

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -3.5)(x + -3.5) = 11.75

Calculate the square root of the right side: 3.4278273

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -3.5) equal to 3.4278273 and -3.4278273.

Subproblem 1

x + -3.5 = 3.4278273 Simplifying x + -3.5 = 3.4278273 Reorder the terms: -3.5 + x = 3.4278273 Solving -3.5 + x = 3.4278273 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '3.5' to each side of the equation. -3.5 + 3.5 + x = 3.4278273 + 3.5 Combine like terms: -3.5 + 3.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 3.4278273 + 3.5 x = 3.4278273 + 3.5 Combine like terms: 3.4278273 + 3.5 = 6.9278273 x = 6.9278273 Simplifying x = 6.9278273

Subproblem 2

x + -3.5 = -3.4278273 Simplifying x + -3.5 = -3.4278273 Reorder the terms: -3.5 + x = -3.4278273 Solving -3.5 + x = -3.4278273 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '3.5' to each side of the equation. -3.5 + 3.5 + x = -3.4278273 + 3.5 Combine like terms: -3.5 + 3.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -3.4278273 + 3.5 x = -3.4278273 + 3.5 Combine like terms: -3.4278273 + 3.5 = 0.0721727 x = 0.0721727 Simplifying x = 0.0721727

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {6.9278273, 0.0721727}

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