2p^2=-21p-41

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Solution for 2p^2=-21p-41 equation:


Simplifying
2p2 = -21p + -41

Reorder the terms:
2p2 = -41 + -21p

Solving
2p2 = -41 + -21p

Solving for variable 'p'.

Reorder the terms:
41 + 21p + 2p2 = -41 + -21p + 41 + 21p

Reorder the terms:
41 + 21p + 2p2 = -41 + 41 + -21p + 21p

Combine like terms: -41 + 41 = 0
41 + 21p + 2p2 = 0 + -21p + 21p
41 + 21p + 2p2 = -21p + 21p

Combine like terms: -21p + 21p = 0
41 + 21p + 2p2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '2'.
20.5 + 10.5p + p2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-20.5' to each side of the equation.
20.5 + 10.5p + -20.5 + p2 = 0 + -20.5

Reorder the terms:
20.5 + -20.5 + 10.5p + p2 = 0 + -20.5

Combine like terms: 20.5 + -20.5 = 0.0
0.0 + 10.5p + p2 = 0 + -20.5
10.5p + p2 = 0 + -20.5

Combine like terms: 0 + -20.5 = -20.5
10.5p + p2 = -20.5

The p term is 10.5p.  Take half its coefficient (5.25).
Square it (27.5625) and add it to both sides.

Add '27.5625' to each side of the equation.
10.5p + 27.5625 + p2 = -20.5 + 27.5625

Reorder the terms:
27.5625 + 10.5p + p2 = -20.5 + 27.5625

Combine like terms: -20.5 + 27.5625 = 7.0625
27.5625 + 10.5p + p2 = 7.0625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(p + 5.25)(p + 5.25) = 7.0625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 2.657536453

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(p + 5.25) equal to 2.657536453 and -2.657536453.

Subproblem 1

p + 5.25 = 2.657536453 Simplifying p + 5.25 = 2.657536453 Reorder the terms: 5.25 + p = 2.657536453 Solving 5.25 + p = 2.657536453 Solving for variable 'p'. Move all terms containing p to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-5.25' to each side of the equation. 5.25 + -5.25 + p = 2.657536453 + -5.25 Combine like terms: 5.25 + -5.25 = 0.00 0.00 + p = 2.657536453 + -5.25 p = 2.657536453 + -5.25 Combine like terms: 2.657536453 + -5.25 = -2.592463547 p = -2.592463547 Simplifying p = -2.592463547

Subproblem 2

p + 5.25 = -2.657536453 Simplifying p + 5.25 = -2.657536453 Reorder the terms: 5.25 + p = -2.657536453 Solving 5.25 + p = -2.657536453 Solving for variable 'p'. Move all terms containing p to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-5.25' to each side of the equation. 5.25 + -5.25 + p = -2.657536453 + -5.25 Combine like terms: 5.25 + -5.25 = 0.00 0.00 + p = -2.657536453 + -5.25 p = -2.657536453 + -5.25 Combine like terms: -2.657536453 + -5.25 = -7.907536453 p = -7.907536453 Simplifying p = -7.907536453

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. p = {-2.592463547, -7.907536453}

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