0.5x^2-5x+3.5=(2.8)

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Solution for 0.5x^2-5x+3.5=(2.8) equation:


Simplifying
0.5x2 + -5x + 3.5 = (2.8)

Reorder the terms:
3.5 + -5x + 0.5x2 = (2.8)
3.5 + -5x + 0.5x2 = 2.8

Solving
3.5 + -5x + 0.5x2 = 2.8

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
3.5 + -2.8 + -5x + 0.5x2 = 2.8 + -2.8

Combine like terms: 3.5 + -2.8 = 0.7
0.7 + -5x + 0.5x2 = 2.8 + -2.8

Combine like terms: 2.8 + -2.8 = 0.0
0.7 + -5x + 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'.
1.4 + -10x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-1.4' to each side of the equation.
1.4 + -10x + -1.4 + x2 = 0 + -1.4

Reorder the terms:
1.4 + -1.4 + -10x + x2 = 0 + -1.4

Combine like terms: 1.4 + -1.4 = 0.0
0.0 + -10x + x2 = 0 + -1.4
-10x + x2 = 0 + -1.4

Combine like terms: 0 + -1.4 = -1.4
-10x + x2 = -1.4

The x term is -10x.  Take half its coefficient (-5).
Square it (25) and add it to both sides.

Add '25' to each side of the equation.
-10x + 25 + x2 = -1.4 + 25

Reorder the terms:
25 + -10x + x2 = -1.4 + 25

Combine like terms: -1.4 + 25 = 23.6
25 + -10x + x2 = 23.6

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -5)(x + -5) = 23.6

Calculate the square root of the right side: 4.857983121

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -5) equal to 4.857983121 and -4.857983121.

Subproblem 1

x + -5 = 4.857983121 Simplifying x + -5 = 4.857983121 Reorder the terms: -5 + x = 4.857983121 Solving -5 + x = 4.857983121 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '5' to each side of the equation. -5 + 5 + x = 4.857983121 + 5 Combine like terms: -5 + 5 = 0 0 + x = 4.857983121 + 5 x = 4.857983121 + 5 Combine like terms: 4.857983121 + 5 = 9.857983121 x = 9.857983121 Simplifying x = 9.857983121

Subproblem 2

x + -5 = -4.857983121 Simplifying x + -5 = -4.857983121 Reorder the terms: -5 + x = -4.857983121 Solving -5 + x = -4.857983121 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '5' to each side of the equation. -5 + 5 + x = -4.857983121 + 5 Combine like terms: -5 + 5 = 0 0 + x = -4.857983121 + 5 x = -4.857983121 + 5 Combine like terms: -4.857983121 + 5 = 0.142016879 x = 0.142016879 Simplifying x = 0.142016879

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {9.857983121, 0.142016879}

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