15x-x^2=18.75

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Solution for 15x-x^2=18.75 equation:


Simplifying
15x + -1x2 = 18.75

Solving
15x + -1x2 = 18.75

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-18.75 + 15x + -1x2 = 18.75 + -18.75

Combine like terms: 18.75 + -18.75 = 0.00
-18.75 + 15x + -1x2 = 0.00

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

Divide each side by '-1'.
18.75 + -15x + x2 = 0.00

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-18.75' to each side of the equation.
18.75 + -15x + -18.75 + x2 = 0.00 + -18.75

Reorder the terms:
18.75 + -18.75 + -15x + x2 = 0.00 + -18.75

Combine like terms: 18.75 + -18.75 = 0.00
0.00 + -15x + x2 = 0.00 + -18.75
-15x + x2 = 0.00 + -18.75

Combine like terms: 0.00 + -18.75 = -18.75
-15x + x2 = -18.75

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 = -18.75 + 56.25

Reorder the terms:
56.25 + -15x + x2 = -18.75 + 56.25

Combine like terms: -18.75 + 56.25 = 37.5
56.25 + -15x + x2 = 37.5

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -7.5)(x + -7.5) = 37.5

Calculate the square root of the right side: 6.123724357

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -7.5) equal to 6.123724357 and -6.123724357.

Subproblem 1

x + -7.5 = 6.123724357 Simplifying x + -7.5 = 6.123724357 Reorder the terms: -7.5 + x = 6.123724357 Solving -7.5 + x = 6.123724357 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 = 6.123724357 + 7.5 Combine like terms: -7.5 + 7.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 6.123724357 + 7.5 x = 6.123724357 + 7.5 Combine like terms: 6.123724357 + 7.5 = 13.623724357 x = 13.623724357 Simplifying x = 13.623724357

Subproblem 2

x + -7.5 = -6.123724357 Simplifying x + -7.5 = -6.123724357 Reorder the terms: -7.5 + x = -6.123724357 Solving -7.5 + x = -6.123724357 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 = -6.123724357 + 7.5 Combine like terms: -7.5 + 7.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -6.123724357 + 7.5 x = -6.123724357 + 7.5 Combine like terms: -6.123724357 + 7.5 = 1.376275643 x = 1.376275643 Simplifying x = 1.376275643

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {13.623724357, 1.376275643}

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