12+10x+0.5x^2=40

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Solution for 12+10x+0.5x^2=40 equation:


Simplifying
12 + 10x + 0.5x2 = 40

Solving
12 + 10x + 0.5x2 = 40

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
12 + -40 + 10x + 0.5x2 = 40 + -40

Combine like terms: 12 + -40 = -28
-28 + 10x + 0.5x2 = 40 + -40

Combine like terms: 40 + -40 = 0
-28 + 10x + 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'.
-56 + 20x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '56' to each side of the equation.
-56 + 20x + 56 + x2 = 0 + 56

Reorder the terms:
-56 + 56 + 20x + x2 = 0 + 56

Combine like terms: -56 + 56 = 0
0 + 20x + x2 = 0 + 56
20x + x2 = 0 + 56

Combine like terms: 0 + 56 = 56
20x + x2 = 56

The x term is 20x.  Take half its coefficient (10).
Square it (100) and add it to both sides.

Add '100' to each side of the equation.
20x + 100 + x2 = 56 + 100

Reorder the terms:
100 + 20x + x2 = 56 + 100

Combine like terms: 56 + 100 = 156
100 + 20x + x2 = 156

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 10)(x + 10) = 156

Calculate the square root of the right side: 12.489995997

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 10) equal to 12.489995997 and -12.489995997.

Subproblem 1

x + 10 = 12.489995997 Simplifying x + 10 = 12.489995997 Reorder the terms: 10 + x = 12.489995997 Solving 10 + x = 12.489995997 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-10' to each side of the equation. 10 + -10 + x = 12.489995997 + -10 Combine like terms: 10 + -10 = 0 0 + x = 12.489995997 + -10 x = 12.489995997 + -10 Combine like terms: 12.489995997 + -10 = 2.489995997 x = 2.489995997 Simplifying x = 2.489995997

Subproblem 2

x + 10 = -12.489995997 Simplifying x + 10 = -12.489995997 Reorder the terms: 10 + x = -12.489995997 Solving 10 + x = -12.489995997 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-10' to each side of the equation. 10 + -10 + x = -12.489995997 + -10 Combine like terms: 10 + -10 = 0 0 + x = -12.489995997 + -10 x = -12.489995997 + -10 Combine like terms: -12.489995997 + -10 = -22.489995997 x = -22.489995997 Simplifying x = -22.489995997

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {2.489995997, -22.489995997}

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