0.5x^2-15x+172=2x+37

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Solution for 0.5x^2-15x+172=2x+37 equation:


Simplifying
0.5x2 + -15x + 172 = 2x + 37

Reorder the terms:
172 + -15x + 0.5x2 = 2x + 37

Reorder the terms:
172 + -15x + 0.5x2 = 37 + 2x

Solving
172 + -15x + 0.5x2 = 37 + 2x

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
172 + -37 + -15x + -2x + 0.5x2 = 37 + 2x + -37 + -2x

Combine like terms: 172 + -37 = 135
135 + -15x + -2x + 0.5x2 = 37 + 2x + -37 + -2x

Combine like terms: -15x + -2x = -17x
135 + -17x + 0.5x2 = 37 + 2x + -37 + -2x

Reorder the terms:
135 + -17x + 0.5x2 = 37 + -37 + 2x + -2x

Combine like terms: 37 + -37 = 0
135 + -17x + 0.5x2 = 0 + 2x + -2x
135 + -17x + 0.5x2 = 2x + -2x

Combine like terms: 2x + -2x = 0
135 + -17x + 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'.
270 + -34x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-270' to each side of the equation.
270 + -34x + -270 + x2 = 0 + -270

Reorder the terms:
270 + -270 + -34x + x2 = 0 + -270

Combine like terms: 270 + -270 = 0
0 + -34x + x2 = 0 + -270
-34x + x2 = 0 + -270

Combine like terms: 0 + -270 = -270
-34x + x2 = -270

The x term is -34x.  Take half its coefficient (-17).
Square it (289) and add it to both sides.

Add '289' to each side of the equation.
-34x + 289 + x2 = -270 + 289

Reorder the terms:
289 + -34x + x2 = -270 + 289

Combine like terms: -270 + 289 = 19
289 + -34x + x2 = 19

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -17)(x + -17) = 19

Calculate the square root of the right side: 4.358898944

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -17) equal to 4.358898944 and -4.358898944.

Subproblem 1

x + -17 = 4.358898944 Simplifying x + -17 = 4.358898944 Reorder the terms: -17 + x = 4.358898944 Solving -17 + x = 4.358898944 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '17' to each side of the equation. -17 + 17 + x = 4.358898944 + 17 Combine like terms: -17 + 17 = 0 0 + x = 4.358898944 + 17 x = 4.358898944 + 17 Combine like terms: 4.358898944 + 17 = 21.358898944 x = 21.358898944 Simplifying x = 21.358898944

Subproblem 2

x + -17 = -4.358898944 Simplifying x + -17 = -4.358898944 Reorder the terms: -17 + x = -4.358898944 Solving -17 + x = -4.358898944 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '17' to each side of the equation. -17 + 17 + x = -4.358898944 + 17 Combine like terms: -17 + 17 = 0 0 + x = -4.358898944 + 17 x = -4.358898944 + 17 Combine like terms: -4.358898944 + 17 = 12.641101056 x = 12.641101056 Simplifying x = 12.641101056

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {21.358898944, 12.641101056}

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