2W^2-5W-85.9=0

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Solution for 2W^2-5W-85.9=0 equation:


Simplifying
2W2 + -5W + -85.9 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-85.9 + -5W + 2W2 = 0

Solving
-85.9 + -5W + 2W2 = 0

Solving for variable 'W'.

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

Divide each side by '2'.
-42.95 + -2.5W + W2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '42.95' to each side of the equation.
-42.95 + -2.5W + 42.95 + W2 = 0 + 42.95

Reorder the terms:
-42.95 + 42.95 + -2.5W + W2 = 0 + 42.95

Combine like terms: -42.95 + 42.95 = 0.00
0.00 + -2.5W + W2 = 0 + 42.95
-2.5W + W2 = 0 + 42.95

Combine like terms: 0 + 42.95 = 42.95
-2.5W + W2 = 42.95

The W term is -2.5W.  Take half its coefficient (-1.25).
Square it (1.5625) and add it to both sides.

Add '1.5625' to each side of the equation.
-2.5W + 1.5625 + W2 = 42.95 + 1.5625

Reorder the terms:
1.5625 + -2.5W + W2 = 42.95 + 1.5625

Combine like terms: 42.95 + 1.5625 = 44.5125
1.5625 + -2.5W + W2 = 44.5125

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(W + -1.25)(W + -1.25) = 44.5125

Calculate the square root of the right side: 6.671768881

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(W + -1.25) equal to 6.671768881 and -6.671768881.

Subproblem 1

W + -1.25 = 6.671768881 Simplifying W + -1.25 = 6.671768881 Reorder the terms: -1.25 + W = 6.671768881 Solving -1.25 + W = 6.671768881 Solving for variable 'W'. Move all terms containing W to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.25' to each side of the equation. -1.25 + 1.25 + W = 6.671768881 + 1.25 Combine like terms: -1.25 + 1.25 = 0.00 0.00 + W = 6.671768881 + 1.25 W = 6.671768881 + 1.25 Combine like terms: 6.671768881 + 1.25 = 7.921768881 W = 7.921768881 Simplifying W = 7.921768881

Subproblem 2

W + -1.25 = -6.671768881 Simplifying W + -1.25 = -6.671768881 Reorder the terms: -1.25 + W = -6.671768881 Solving -1.25 + W = -6.671768881 Solving for variable 'W'. Move all terms containing W to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.25' to each side of the equation. -1.25 + 1.25 + W = -6.671768881 + 1.25 Combine like terms: -1.25 + 1.25 = 0.00 0.00 + W = -6.671768881 + 1.25 W = -6.671768881 + 1.25 Combine like terms: -6.671768881 + 1.25 = -5.421768881 W = -5.421768881 Simplifying W = -5.421768881

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. W = {7.921768881, -5.421768881}

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