15x^2-304x=540

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Solution for 15x^2-304x=540 equation:


Simplifying
15x2 + -304x = 540

Reorder the terms:
-304x + 15x2 = 540

Solving
-304x + 15x2 = 540

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-540 + -304x + 15x2 = 540 + -540

Combine like terms: 540 + -540 = 0
-540 + -304x + 15x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '15'.
-36 + -20.26666667x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '36' to each side of the equation.
-36 + -20.26666667x + 36 + x2 = 0 + 36

Reorder the terms:
-36 + 36 + -20.26666667x + x2 = 0 + 36

Combine like terms: -36 + 36 = 0
0 + -20.26666667x + x2 = 0 + 36
-20.26666667x + x2 = 0 + 36

Combine like terms: 0 + 36 = 36
-20.26666667x + x2 = 36

The x term is -20.26666667x.  Take half its coefficient (-10.13333334).
Square it (102.6844446) and add it to both sides.

Add '102.6844446' to each side of the equation.
-20.26666667x + 102.6844446 + x2 = 36 + 102.6844446

Reorder the terms:
102.6844446 + -20.26666667x + x2 = 36 + 102.6844446

Combine like terms: 36 + 102.6844446 = 138.6844446
102.6844446 + -20.26666667x + x2 = 138.6844446

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -10.13333334)(x + -10.13333334) = 138.6844446

Calculate the square root of the right side: 11.776435989

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -10.13333334) equal to 11.776435989 and -11.776435989.

Subproblem 1

x + -10.13333334 = 11.776435989 Simplifying x + -10.13333334 = 11.776435989 Reorder the terms: -10.13333334 + x = 11.776435989 Solving -10.13333334 + x = 11.776435989 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '10.13333334' to each side of the equation. -10.13333334 + 10.13333334 + x = 11.776435989 + 10.13333334 Combine like terms: -10.13333334 + 10.13333334 = 0.00000000 0.00000000 + x = 11.776435989 + 10.13333334 x = 11.776435989 + 10.13333334 Combine like terms: 11.776435989 + 10.13333334 = 21.909769329 x = 21.909769329 Simplifying x = 21.909769329

Subproblem 2

x + -10.13333334 = -11.776435989 Simplifying x + -10.13333334 = -11.776435989 Reorder the terms: -10.13333334 + x = -11.776435989 Solving -10.13333334 + x = -11.776435989 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '10.13333334' to each side of the equation. -10.13333334 + 10.13333334 + x = -11.776435989 + 10.13333334 Combine like terms: -10.13333334 + 10.13333334 = 0.00000000 0.00000000 + x = -11.776435989 + 10.13333334 x = -11.776435989 + 10.13333334 Combine like terms: -11.776435989 + 10.13333334 = -1.643102649 x = -1.643102649 Simplifying x = -1.643102649

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {21.909769329, -1.643102649}

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