2s^2+30s=-9

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Solution for 2s^2+30s=-9 equation:


Simplifying
2s2 + 30s = -9

Reorder the terms:
30s + 2s2 = -9

Solving
30s + 2s2 = -9

Solving for variable 's'.

Reorder the terms:
9 + 30s + 2s2 = -9 + 9

Combine like terms: -9 + 9 = 0
9 + 30s + 2s2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '2'.
4.5 + 15s + s2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-4.5' to each side of the equation.
4.5 + 15s + -4.5 + s2 = 0 + -4.5

Reorder the terms:
4.5 + -4.5 + 15s + s2 = 0 + -4.5

Combine like terms: 4.5 + -4.5 = 0.0
0.0 + 15s + s2 = 0 + -4.5
15s + s2 = 0 + -4.5

Combine like terms: 0 + -4.5 = -4.5
15s + s2 = -4.5

The s term is 15s.  Take half its coefficient (7.5).
Square it (56.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '56.25' to each side of the equation.
15s + 56.25 + s2 = -4.5 + 56.25

Reorder the terms:
56.25 + 15s + s2 = -4.5 + 56.25

Combine like terms: -4.5 + 56.25 = 51.75
56.25 + 15s + s2 = 51.75

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(s + 7.5)(s + 7.5) = 51.75

Calculate the square root of the right side: 7.193747285

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(s + 7.5) equal to 7.193747285 and -7.193747285.

Subproblem 1

s + 7.5 = 7.193747285 Simplifying s + 7.5 = 7.193747285 Reorder the terms: 7.5 + s = 7.193747285 Solving 7.5 + s = 7.193747285 Solving for variable 's'. Move all terms containing s to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-7.5' to each side of the equation. 7.5 + -7.5 + s = 7.193747285 + -7.5 Combine like terms: 7.5 + -7.5 = 0.0 0.0 + s = 7.193747285 + -7.5 s = 7.193747285 + -7.5 Combine like terms: 7.193747285 + -7.5 = -0.306252715 s = -0.306252715 Simplifying s = -0.306252715

Subproblem 2

s + 7.5 = -7.193747285 Simplifying s + 7.5 = -7.193747285 Reorder the terms: 7.5 + s = -7.193747285 Solving 7.5 + s = -7.193747285 Solving for variable 's'. Move all terms containing s to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-7.5' to each side of the equation. 7.5 + -7.5 + s = -7.193747285 + -7.5 Combine like terms: 7.5 + -7.5 = 0.0 0.0 + s = -7.193747285 + -7.5 s = -7.193747285 + -7.5 Combine like terms: -7.193747285 + -7.5 = -14.693747285 s = -14.693747285 Simplifying s = -14.693747285

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. s = {-0.306252715, -14.693747285}

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