-x^2-7x+12.25=13

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Solution for -x^2-7x+12.25=13 equation:


Simplifying
-1x2 + -7x + 12.25 = 13

Reorder the terms:
12.25 + -7x + -1x2 = 13

Solving
12.25 + -7x + -1x2 = 13

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
12.25 + -13 + -7x + -1x2 = 13 + -13

Combine like terms: 12.25 + -13 = -0.75
-0.75 + -7x + -1x2 = 13 + -13

Combine like terms: 13 + -13 = 0
-0.75 + -7x + -1x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '-1'.
0.75 + 7x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-0.75' to each side of the equation.
0.75 + 7x + -0.75 + x2 = 0 + -0.75

Reorder the terms:
0.75 + -0.75 + 7x + x2 = 0 + -0.75

Combine like terms: 0.75 + -0.75 = 0.00
0.00 + 7x + x2 = 0 + -0.75
7x + x2 = 0 + -0.75

Combine like terms: 0 + -0.75 = -0.75
7x + x2 = -0.75

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 = -0.75 + 12.25

Reorder the terms:
12.25 + 7x + x2 = -0.75 + 12.25

Combine like terms: -0.75 + 12.25 = 11.5
12.25 + 7x + x2 = 11.5

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 3.5)(x + 3.5) = 11.5

Calculate the square root of the right side: 3.391164992

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 3.5) equal to 3.391164992 and -3.391164992.

Subproblem 1

x + 3.5 = 3.391164992 Simplifying x + 3.5 = 3.391164992 Reorder the terms: 3.5 + x = 3.391164992 Solving 3.5 + x = 3.391164992 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 = 3.391164992 + -3.5 Combine like terms: 3.5 + -3.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 3.391164992 + -3.5 x = 3.391164992 + -3.5 Combine like terms: 3.391164992 + -3.5 = -0.108835008 x = -0.108835008 Simplifying x = -0.108835008

Subproblem 2

x + 3.5 = -3.391164992 Simplifying x + 3.5 = -3.391164992 Reorder the terms: 3.5 + x = -3.391164992 Solving 3.5 + x = -3.391164992 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 = -3.391164992 + -3.5 Combine like terms: 3.5 + -3.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -3.391164992 + -3.5 x = -3.391164992 + -3.5 Combine like terms: -3.391164992 + -3.5 = -6.891164992 x = -6.891164992 Simplifying x = -6.891164992

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {-0.108835008, -6.891164992}

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