0=x^2+15x-178.75

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Solution for 0=x^2+15x-178.75 equation:


Simplifying
0 = x2 + 15x + -178.75

Reorder the terms:
0 = -178.75 + 15x + x2

Solving
0 = -178.75 + 15x + x2

Solving for variable 'x'.

Combine like terms: 0 + 178.75 = 178.75
178.75 + -15x + -1x2 = -178.75 + 15x + x2 + 178.75 + -15x + -1x2

Reorder the terms:
178.75 + -15x + -1x2 = -178.75 + 178.75 + 15x + -15x + x2 + -1x2

Combine like terms: -178.75 + 178.75 = 0.00
178.75 + -15x + -1x2 = 0.00 + 15x + -15x + x2 + -1x2
178.75 + -15x + -1x2 = 15x + -15x + x2 + -1x2

Combine like terms: 15x + -15x = 0
178.75 + -15x + -1x2 = 0 + x2 + -1x2
178.75 + -15x + -1x2 = x2 + -1x2

Combine like terms: x2 + -1x2 = 0
178.75 + -15x + -1x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
-1 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '-1'.
-178.75 + 15x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '178.75' to each side of the equation.
-178.75 + 15x + 178.75 + x2 = 0 + 178.75

Reorder the terms:
-178.75 + 178.75 + 15x + x2 = 0 + 178.75

Combine like terms: -178.75 + 178.75 = 0.00
0.00 + 15x + x2 = 0 + 178.75
15x + x2 = 0 + 178.75

Combine like terms: 0 + 178.75 = 178.75
15x + x2 = 178.75

The x term is 15x.  Take half its coefficient (7.5).
Square it (56.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '56.25' to each side of the equation.
15x + 56.25 + x2 = 178.75 + 56.25

Reorder the terms:
56.25 + 15x + x2 = 178.75 + 56.25

Combine like terms: 178.75 + 56.25 = 235
56.25 + 15x + x2 = 235

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 7.5)(x + 7.5) = 235

Calculate the square root of the right side: 15.329709717

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 7.5) equal to 15.329709717 and -15.329709717.

Subproblem 1

x + 7.5 = 15.329709717 Simplifying x + 7.5 = 15.329709717 Reorder the terms: 7.5 + x = 15.329709717 Solving 7.5 + x = 15.329709717 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-7.5' to each side of the equation. 7.5 + -7.5 + x = 15.329709717 + -7.5 Combine like terms: 7.5 + -7.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 15.329709717 + -7.5 x = 15.329709717 + -7.5 Combine like terms: 15.329709717 + -7.5 = 7.829709717 x = 7.829709717 Simplifying x = 7.829709717

Subproblem 2

x + 7.5 = -15.329709717 Simplifying x + 7.5 = -15.329709717 Reorder the terms: 7.5 + x = -15.329709717 Solving 7.5 + x = -15.329709717 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-7.5' to each side of the equation. 7.5 + -7.5 + x = -15.329709717 + -7.5 Combine like terms: 7.5 + -7.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -15.329709717 + -7.5 x = -15.329709717 + -7.5 Combine like terms: -15.329709717 + -7.5 = -22.829709717 x = -22.829709717 Simplifying x = -22.829709717

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {7.829709717, -22.829709717}

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