14-q=2q^2

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Solution for 14-q=2q^2 equation:


Simplifying
14 + -1q = 2q2

Solving
14 + -1q = 2q2

Solving for variable 'q'.

Combine like terms: 2q2 + -2q2 = 0
14 + -1q + -2q2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '-2'.
-7 + 0.5q + q2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '7' to each side of the equation.
-7 + 0.5q + 7 + q2 = 0 + 7

Reorder the terms:
-7 + 7 + 0.5q + q2 = 0 + 7

Combine like terms: -7 + 7 = 0
0 + 0.5q + q2 = 0 + 7
0.5q + q2 = 0 + 7

Combine like terms: 0 + 7 = 7
0.5q + q2 = 7

The q term is 0.5q.  Take half its coefficient (0.25).
Square it (0.0625) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.0625' to each side of the equation.
0.5q + 0.0625 + q2 = 7 + 0.0625

Reorder the terms:
0.0625 + 0.5q + q2 = 7 + 0.0625

Combine like terms: 7 + 0.0625 = 7.0625
0.0625 + 0.5q + q2 = 7.0625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(q + 0.25)(q + 0.25) = 7.0625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 2.657536453

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(q + 0.25) equal to 2.657536453 and -2.657536453.

Subproblem 1

q + 0.25 = 2.657536453 Simplifying q + 0.25 = 2.657536453 Reorder the terms: 0.25 + q = 2.657536453 Solving 0.25 + q = 2.657536453 Solving for variable 'q'. Move all terms containing q to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.25' to each side of the equation. 0.25 + -0.25 + q = 2.657536453 + -0.25 Combine like terms: 0.25 + -0.25 = 0.00 0.00 + q = 2.657536453 + -0.25 q = 2.657536453 + -0.25 Combine like terms: 2.657536453 + -0.25 = 2.407536453 q = 2.407536453 Simplifying q = 2.407536453

Subproblem 2

q + 0.25 = -2.657536453 Simplifying q + 0.25 = -2.657536453 Reorder the terms: 0.25 + q = -2.657536453 Solving 0.25 + q = -2.657536453 Solving for variable 'q'. Move all terms containing q to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.25' to each side of the equation. 0.25 + -0.25 + q = -2.657536453 + -0.25 Combine like terms: 0.25 + -0.25 = 0.00 0.00 + q = -2.657536453 + -0.25 q = -2.657536453 + -0.25 Combine like terms: -2.657536453 + -0.25 = -2.907536453 q = -2.907536453 Simplifying q = -2.907536453

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. q = {2.407536453, -2.907536453}

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