1.5x^2+2.5x-1=128

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Solution for 1.5x^2+2.5x-1=128 equation:


Simplifying
1.5x2 + 2.5x + -1 = 128

Reorder the terms:
-1 + 2.5x + 1.5x2 = 128

Solving
-1 + 2.5x + 1.5x2 = 128

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-1 + -128 + 2.5x + 1.5x2 = 128 + -128

Combine like terms: -1 + -128 = -129
-129 + 2.5x + 1.5x2 = 128 + -128

Combine like terms: 128 + -128 = 0
-129 + 2.5x + 1.5x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '1.5'.
-86 + 1.666666667x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '86' to each side of the equation.
-86 + 1.666666667x + 86 + x2 = 0 + 86

Reorder the terms:
-86 + 86 + 1.666666667x + x2 = 0 + 86

Combine like terms: -86 + 86 = 0
0 + 1.666666667x + x2 = 0 + 86
1.666666667x + x2 = 0 + 86

Combine like terms: 0 + 86 = 86
1.666666667x + x2 = 86

The x term is 1.666666667x.  Take half its coefficient (0.8333333335).
Square it (0.6944444447) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.6944444447' to each side of the equation.
1.666666667x + 0.6944444447 + x2 = 86 + 0.6944444447

Reorder the terms:
0.6944444447 + 1.666666667x + x2 = 86 + 0.6944444447

Combine like terms: 86 + 0.6944444447 = 86.6944444447
0.6944444447 + 1.666666667x + x2 = 86.6944444447

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.8333333335)(x + 0.8333333335) = 86.6944444447

Calculate the square root of the right side: 9.310985149

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.8333333335) equal to 9.310985149 and -9.310985149.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.8333333335 = 9.310985149 Simplifying x + 0.8333333335 = 9.310985149 Reorder the terms: 0.8333333335 + x = 9.310985149 Solving 0.8333333335 + x = 9.310985149 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.8333333335' to each side of the equation. 0.8333333335 + -0.8333333335 + x = 9.310985149 + -0.8333333335 Combine like terms: 0.8333333335 + -0.8333333335 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = 9.310985149 + -0.8333333335 x = 9.310985149 + -0.8333333335 Combine like terms: 9.310985149 + -0.8333333335 = 8.4776518155 x = 8.4776518155 Simplifying x = 8.4776518155

Subproblem 2

x + 0.8333333335 = -9.310985149 Simplifying x + 0.8333333335 = -9.310985149 Reorder the terms: 0.8333333335 + x = -9.310985149 Solving 0.8333333335 + x = -9.310985149 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.8333333335' to each side of the equation. 0.8333333335 + -0.8333333335 + x = -9.310985149 + -0.8333333335 Combine like terms: 0.8333333335 + -0.8333333335 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = -9.310985149 + -0.8333333335 x = -9.310985149 + -0.8333333335 Combine like terms: -9.310985149 + -0.8333333335 = -10.1443184825 x = -10.1443184825 Simplifying x = -10.1443184825

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {8.4776518155, -10.1443184825}

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