0.5x^2+7x+12=48

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Solution for 0.5x^2+7x+12=48 equation:


Simplifying
0.5x2 + 7x + 12 = 48

Reorder the terms:
12 + 7x + 0.5x2 = 48

Solving
12 + 7x + 0.5x2 = 48

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
12 + -48 + 7x + 0.5x2 = 48 + -48

Combine like terms: 12 + -48 = -36
-36 + 7x + 0.5x2 = 48 + -48

Combine like terms: 48 + -48 = 0
-36 + 7x + 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'.
-72 + 14x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '72' to each side of the equation.
-72 + 14x + 72 + x2 = 0 + 72

Reorder the terms:
-72 + 72 + 14x + x2 = 0 + 72

Combine like terms: -72 + 72 = 0
0 + 14x + x2 = 0 + 72
14x + x2 = 0 + 72

Combine like terms: 0 + 72 = 72
14x + x2 = 72

The x term is 14x.  Take half its coefficient (7).
Square it (49) and add it to both sides.

Add '49' to each side of the equation.
14x + 49 + x2 = 72 + 49

Reorder the terms:
49 + 14x + x2 = 72 + 49

Combine like terms: 72 + 49 = 121
49 + 14x + x2 = 121

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 7)(x + 7) = 121

Calculate the square root of the right side: 11

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 7) equal to 11 and -11.

Subproblem 1

x + 7 = 11 Simplifying x + 7 = 11 Reorder the terms: 7 + x = 11 Solving 7 + x = 11 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-7' to each side of the equation. 7 + -7 + x = 11 + -7 Combine like terms: 7 + -7 = 0 0 + x = 11 + -7 x = 11 + -7 Combine like terms: 11 + -7 = 4 x = 4 Simplifying x = 4

Subproblem 2

x + 7 = -11 Simplifying x + 7 = -11 Reorder the terms: 7 + x = -11 Solving 7 + x = -11 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-7' to each side of the equation. 7 + -7 + x = -11 + -7 Combine like terms: 7 + -7 = 0 0 + x = -11 + -7 x = -11 + -7 Combine like terms: -11 + -7 = -18 x = -18 Simplifying x = -18

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {4, -18}

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