0.5x^2+1.75x=204

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Solution for 0.5x^2+1.75x=204 equation:


Simplifying
0.5x2 + 1.75x = 204

Reorder the terms:
1.75x + 0.5x2 = 204

Solving
1.75x + 0.5x2 = 204

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-204 + 1.75x + 0.5x2 = 204 + -204

Combine like terms: 204 + -204 = 0
-204 + 1.75x + 0.5x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '0.5'.
-408 + 3.5x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '408' to each side of the equation.
-408 + 3.5x + 408 + x2 = 0 + 408

Reorder the terms:
-408 + 408 + 3.5x + x2 = 0 + 408

Combine like terms: -408 + 408 = 0
0 + 3.5x + x2 = 0 + 408
3.5x + x2 = 0 + 408

Combine like terms: 0 + 408 = 408
3.5x + x2 = 408

The x term is 3.5x.  Take half its coefficient (1.75).
Square it (3.0625) and add it to both sides.

Add '3.0625' to each side of the equation.
3.5x + 3.0625 + x2 = 408 + 3.0625

Reorder the terms:
3.0625 + 3.5x + x2 = 408 + 3.0625

Combine like terms: 408 + 3.0625 = 411.0625
3.0625 + 3.5x + x2 = 411.0625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 1.75)(x + 1.75) = 411.0625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 20.274676323

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 1.75) equal to 20.274676323 and -20.274676323.

Subproblem 1

x + 1.75 = 20.274676323 Simplifying x + 1.75 = 20.274676323 Reorder the terms: 1.75 + x = 20.274676323 Solving 1.75 + x = 20.274676323 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-1.75' to each side of the equation. 1.75 + -1.75 + x = 20.274676323 + -1.75 Combine like terms: 1.75 + -1.75 = 0.00 0.00 + x = 20.274676323 + -1.75 x = 20.274676323 + -1.75 Combine like terms: 20.274676323 + -1.75 = 18.524676323 x = 18.524676323 Simplifying x = 18.524676323

Subproblem 2

x + 1.75 = -20.274676323 Simplifying x + 1.75 = -20.274676323 Reorder the terms: 1.75 + x = -20.274676323 Solving 1.75 + x = -20.274676323 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-1.75' to each side of the equation. 1.75 + -1.75 + x = -20.274676323 + -1.75 Combine like terms: 1.75 + -1.75 = 0.00 0.00 + x = -20.274676323 + -1.75 x = -20.274676323 + -1.75 Combine like terms: -20.274676323 + -1.75 = -22.024676323 x = -22.024676323 Simplifying x = -22.024676323

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {18.524676323, -22.024676323}

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