2a^2-a=186

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Solution for 2a^2-a=186 equation:


Simplifying
2a2 + -1a = 186

Reorder the terms:
-1a + 2a2 = 186

Solving
-1a + 2a2 = 186

Solving for variable 'a'.

Reorder the terms:
-186 + -1a + 2a2 = 186 + -186

Combine like terms: 186 + -186 = 0
-186 + -1a + 2a2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '2'.
-93 + -0.5a + a2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '93' to each side of the equation.
-93 + -0.5a + 93 + a2 = 0 + 93

Reorder the terms:
-93 + 93 + -0.5a + a2 = 0 + 93

Combine like terms: -93 + 93 = 0
0 + -0.5a + a2 = 0 + 93
-0.5a + a2 = 0 + 93

Combine like terms: 0 + 93 = 93
-0.5a + a2 = 93

The a term is -0.5a.  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.
-0.5a + 0.0625 + a2 = 93 + 0.0625

Reorder the terms:
0.0625 + -0.5a + a2 = 93 + 0.0625

Combine like terms: 93 + 0.0625 = 93.0625
0.0625 + -0.5a + a2 = 93.0625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(a + -0.25)(a + -0.25) = 93.0625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 9.646890691

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(a + -0.25) equal to 9.646890691 and -9.646890691.

Subproblem 1

a + -0.25 = 9.646890691 Simplifying a + -0.25 = 9.646890691 Reorder the terms: -0.25 + a = 9.646890691 Solving -0.25 + a = 9.646890691 Solving for variable 'a'. Move all terms containing a to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.25' to each side of the equation. -0.25 + 0.25 + a = 9.646890691 + 0.25 Combine like terms: -0.25 + 0.25 = 0.00 0.00 + a = 9.646890691 + 0.25 a = 9.646890691 + 0.25 Combine like terms: 9.646890691 + 0.25 = 9.896890691 a = 9.896890691 Simplifying a = 9.896890691

Subproblem 2

a + -0.25 = -9.646890691 Simplifying a + -0.25 = -9.646890691 Reorder the terms: -0.25 + a = -9.646890691 Solving -0.25 + a = -9.646890691 Solving for variable 'a'. Move all terms containing a to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.25' to each side of the equation. -0.25 + 0.25 + a = -9.646890691 + 0.25 Combine like terms: -0.25 + 0.25 = 0.00 0.00 + a = -9.646890691 + 0.25 a = -9.646890691 + 0.25 Combine like terms: -9.646890691 + 0.25 = -9.396890691 a = -9.396890691 Simplifying a = -9.396890691

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. a = {9.896890691, -9.396890691}

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