.5x^2+2x=22.5

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Solution for .5x^2+2x=22.5 equation:


Simplifying
0.5x2 + 2x = 22.5

Reorder the terms:
2x + 0.5x2 = 22.5

Solving
2x + 0.5x2 = 22.5

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-22.5 + 2x + 0.5x2 = 22.5 + -22.5

Combine like terms: 22.5 + -22.5 = 0.0
-22.5 + 2x + 0.5x2 = 0.0

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

Divide each side by '0.5'.
-45 + 4x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '45' to each side of the equation.
-45 + 4x + 45 + x2 = 0 + 45

Reorder the terms:
-45 + 45 + 4x + x2 = 0 + 45

Combine like terms: -45 + 45 = 0
0 + 4x + x2 = 0 + 45
4x + x2 = 0 + 45

Combine like terms: 0 + 45 = 45
4x + x2 = 45

The x term is 4x.  Take half its coefficient (2).
Square it (4) and add it to both sides.

Add '4' to each side of the equation.
4x + 4 + x2 = 45 + 4

Reorder the terms:
4 + 4x + x2 = 45 + 4

Combine like terms: 45 + 4 = 49
4 + 4x + x2 = 49

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 2)(x + 2) = 49

Calculate the square root of the right side: 7

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 2) equal to 7 and -7.

Subproblem 1

x + 2 = 7 Simplifying x + 2 = 7 Reorder the terms: 2 + x = 7 Solving 2 + x = 7 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-2' to each side of the equation. 2 + -2 + x = 7 + -2 Combine like terms: 2 + -2 = 0 0 + x = 7 + -2 x = 7 + -2 Combine like terms: 7 + -2 = 5 x = 5 Simplifying x = 5

Subproblem 2

x + 2 = -7 Simplifying x + 2 = -7 Reorder the terms: 2 + x = -7 Solving 2 + x = -7 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-2' to each side of the equation. 2 + -2 + x = -7 + -2 Combine like terms: 2 + -2 = 0 0 + x = -7 + -2 x = -7 + -2 Combine like terms: -7 + -2 = -9 x = -9 Simplifying x = -9

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {5, -9}

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