.5(x)(2x+1)=18

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Solution for .5(x)(2x+1)=18 equation:


Simplifying
0.5(x)(2x + 1) = 18

Reorder the terms:
0.5x(1 + 2x) = 18
(1 * 0.5x + 2x * 0.5x) = 18
(0.5x + 1x2) = 18

Solving
0.5x + 1x2 = 18

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-18 + 0.5x + 1x2 = 18 + -18

Combine like terms: 18 + -18 = 0
-18 + 0.5x + 1x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '18' to each side of the equation.
-18 + 0.5x + 18 + x2 = 0 + 18

Reorder the terms:
-18 + 18 + 0.5x + x2 = 0 + 18

Combine like terms: -18 + 18 = 0
0 + 0.5x + x2 = 0 + 18
0.5x + x2 = 0 + 18

Combine like terms: 0 + 18 = 18
0.5x + x2 = 18

The x term is 0.5x.  Take half its coefficient (0.25).
Square it (0.0625) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.0625' to each side of the equation.
0.5x + 0.0625 + x2 = 18 + 0.0625

Reorder the terms:
0.0625 + 0.5x + x2 = 18 + 0.0625

Combine like terms: 18 + 0.0625 = 18.0625
0.0625 + 0.5x + x2 = 18.0625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.25)(x + 0.25) = 18.0625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 4.25

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.25) equal to 4.25 and -4.25.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.25 = 4.25 Simplifying x + 0.25 = 4.25 Reorder the terms: 0.25 + x = 4.25 Solving 0.25 + x = 4.25 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.25' to each side of the equation. 0.25 + -0.25 + x = 4.25 + -0.25 Combine like terms: 0.25 + -0.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = 4.25 + -0.25 x = 4.25 + -0.25 Combine like terms: 4.25 + -0.25 = 4 x = 4 Simplifying x = 4

Subproblem 2

x + 0.25 = -4.25 Simplifying x + 0.25 = -4.25 Reorder the terms: 0.25 + x = -4.25 Solving 0.25 + x = -4.25 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.25' to each side of the equation. 0.25 + -0.25 + x = -4.25 + -0.25 Combine like terms: 0.25 + -0.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = -4.25 + -0.25 x = -4.25 + -0.25 Combine like terms: -4.25 + -0.25 = -4.5 x = -4.5 Simplifying x = -4.5

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {4, -4.5}

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