0.5x^2-5x=42

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Solution for 0.5x^2-5x=42 equation:


Simplifying
0.5x2 + -5x = 42

Reorder the terms:
-5x + 0.5x2 = 42

Solving
-5x + 0.5x2 = 42

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-42 + -5x + 0.5x2 = 42 + -42

Combine like terms: 42 + -42 = 0
-42 + -5x + 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'.
-84 + -10x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '84' to each side of the equation.
-84 + -10x + 84 + x2 = 0 + 84

Reorder the terms:
-84 + 84 + -10x + x2 = 0 + 84

Combine like terms: -84 + 84 = 0
0 + -10x + x2 = 0 + 84
-10x + x2 = 0 + 84

Combine like terms: 0 + 84 = 84
-10x + x2 = 84

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 = 84 + 25

Reorder the terms:
25 + -10x + x2 = 84 + 25

Combine like terms: 84 + 25 = 109
25 + -10x + x2 = 109

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -5)(x + -5) = 109

Calculate the square root of the right side: 10.440306509

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -5) equal to 10.440306509 and -10.440306509.

Subproblem 1

x + -5 = 10.440306509 Simplifying x + -5 = 10.440306509 Reorder the terms: -5 + x = 10.440306509 Solving -5 + x = 10.440306509 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 = 10.440306509 + 5 Combine like terms: -5 + 5 = 0 0 + x = 10.440306509 + 5 x = 10.440306509 + 5 Combine like terms: 10.440306509 + 5 = 15.440306509 x = 15.440306509 Simplifying x = 15.440306509

Subproblem 2

x + -5 = -10.440306509 Simplifying x + -5 = -10.440306509 Reorder the terms: -5 + x = -10.440306509 Solving -5 + x = -10.440306509 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 = -10.440306509 + 5 Combine like terms: -5 + 5 = 0 0 + x = -10.440306509 + 5 x = -10.440306509 + 5 Combine like terms: -10.440306509 + 5 = -5.440306509 x = -5.440306509 Simplifying x = -5.440306509

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {15.440306509, -5.440306509}

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