0=2(x^2-3.5x-99)

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Solution for 0=2(x^2-3.5x-99) equation:


Simplifying
0 = 2(x2 + -3.5x + -99)

Reorder the terms:
0 = 2(-99 + -3.5x + x2)
0 = (-99 * 2 + -3.5x * 2 + x2 * 2)
0 = (-198 + -7x + 2x2)

Solving
0 = -198 + -7x + 2x2

Solving for variable 'x'.

Combine like terms: 0 + 198 = 198
198 + 7x + -2x2 = -198 + -7x + 2x2 + 198 + 7x + -2x2

Reorder the terms:
198 + 7x + -2x2 = -198 + 198 + -7x + 7x + 2x2 + -2x2

Combine like terms: -198 + 198 = 0
198 + 7x + -2x2 = 0 + -7x + 7x + 2x2 + -2x2
198 + 7x + -2x2 = -7x + 7x + 2x2 + -2x2

Combine like terms: -7x + 7x = 0
198 + 7x + -2x2 = 0 + 2x2 + -2x2
198 + 7x + -2x2 = 2x2 + -2x2

Combine like terms: 2x2 + -2x2 = 0
198 + 7x + -2x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
-2 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '-2'.
-99 + -3.5x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '99' to each side of the equation.
-99 + -3.5x + 99 + x2 = 0 + 99

Reorder the terms:
-99 + 99 + -3.5x + x2 = 0 + 99

Combine like terms: -99 + 99 = 0
0 + -3.5x + x2 = 0 + 99
-3.5x + x2 = 0 + 99

Combine like terms: 0 + 99 = 99
-3.5x + x2 = 99

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 = 99 + 3.0625

Reorder the terms:
3.0625 + -3.5x + x2 = 99 + 3.0625

Combine like terms: 99 + 3.0625 = 102.0625
3.0625 + -3.5x + x2 = 102.0625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -1.75)(x + -1.75) = 102.0625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 10.102598676

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -1.75) equal to 10.102598676 and -10.102598676.

Subproblem 1

x + -1.75 = 10.102598676 Simplifying x + -1.75 = 10.102598676 Reorder the terms: -1.75 + x = 10.102598676 Solving -1.75 + x = 10.102598676 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 = 10.102598676 + 1.75 Combine like terms: -1.75 + 1.75 = 0.00 0.00 + x = 10.102598676 + 1.75 x = 10.102598676 + 1.75 Combine like terms: 10.102598676 + 1.75 = 11.852598676 x = 11.852598676 Simplifying x = 11.852598676

Subproblem 2

x + -1.75 = -10.102598676 Simplifying x + -1.75 = -10.102598676 Reorder the terms: -1.75 + x = -10.102598676 Solving -1.75 + x = -10.102598676 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 = -10.102598676 + 1.75 Combine like terms: -1.75 + 1.75 = 0.00 0.00 + x = -10.102598676 + 1.75 x = -10.102598676 + 1.75 Combine like terms: -10.102598676 + 1.75 = -8.352598676 x = -8.352598676 Simplifying x = -8.352598676

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {11.852598676, -8.352598676}

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