2p^2+5p=1

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Solution for 2p^2+5p=1 equation:


Simplifying
2p2 + 5p = 1

Reorder the terms:
5p + 2p2 = 1

Solving
5p + 2p2 = 1

Solving for variable 'p'.

Reorder the terms:
-1 + 5p + 2p2 = 1 + -1

Combine like terms: 1 + -1 = 0
-1 + 5p + 2p2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '2'.
-0.5 + 2.5p + p2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '0.5' to each side of the equation.
-0.5 + 2.5p + 0.5 + p2 = 0 + 0.5

Reorder the terms:
-0.5 + 0.5 + 2.5p + p2 = 0 + 0.5

Combine like terms: -0.5 + 0.5 = 0.0
0.0 + 2.5p + p2 = 0 + 0.5
2.5p + p2 = 0 + 0.5

Combine like terms: 0 + 0.5 = 0.5
2.5p + p2 = 0.5

The p term is 2.5p.  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.
2.5p + 1.5625 + p2 = 0.5 + 1.5625

Reorder the terms:
1.5625 + 2.5p + p2 = 0.5 + 1.5625

Combine like terms: 0.5 + 1.5625 = 2.0625
1.5625 + 2.5p + p2 = 2.0625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(p + 1.25)(p + 1.25) = 2.0625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 1.436140662

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(p + 1.25) equal to 1.436140662 and -1.436140662.

Subproblem 1

p + 1.25 = 1.436140662 Simplifying p + 1.25 = 1.436140662 Reorder the terms: 1.25 + p = 1.436140662 Solving 1.25 + p = 1.436140662 Solving for variable 'p'. Move all terms containing p to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-1.25' to each side of the equation. 1.25 + -1.25 + p = 1.436140662 + -1.25 Combine like terms: 1.25 + -1.25 = 0.00 0.00 + p = 1.436140662 + -1.25 p = 1.436140662 + -1.25 Combine like terms: 1.436140662 + -1.25 = 0.186140662 p = 0.186140662 Simplifying p = 0.186140662

Subproblem 2

p + 1.25 = -1.436140662 Simplifying p + 1.25 = -1.436140662 Reorder the terms: 1.25 + p = -1.436140662 Solving 1.25 + p = -1.436140662 Solving for variable 'p'. Move all terms containing p to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-1.25' to each side of the equation. 1.25 + -1.25 + p = -1.436140662 + -1.25 Combine like terms: 1.25 + -1.25 = 0.00 0.00 + p = -1.436140662 + -1.25 p = -1.436140662 + -1.25 Combine like terms: -1.436140662 + -1.25 = -2.686140662 p = -2.686140662 Simplifying p = -2.686140662

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. p = {0.186140662, -2.686140662}

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