2t^2-21t+2=0

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Solution for 2t^2-21t+2=0 equation:


Simplifying
2t2 + -21t + 2 = 0

Reorder the terms:
2 + -21t + 2t2 = 0

Solving
2 + -21t + 2t2 = 0

Solving for variable 't'.

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

Divide each side by '2'.
1 + -10.5t + t2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-1' to each side of the equation.
1 + -10.5t + -1 + t2 = 0 + -1

Reorder the terms:
1 + -1 + -10.5t + t2 = 0 + -1

Combine like terms: 1 + -1 = 0
0 + -10.5t + t2 = 0 + -1
-10.5t + t2 = 0 + -1

Combine like terms: 0 + -1 = -1
-10.5t + t2 = -1

The t term is -10.5t.  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.
-10.5t + 27.5625 + t2 = -1 + 27.5625

Reorder the terms:
27.5625 + -10.5t + t2 = -1 + 27.5625

Combine like terms: -1 + 27.5625 = 26.5625
27.5625 + -10.5t + t2 = 26.5625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(t + -5.25)(t + -5.25) = 26.5625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 5.153882032

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(t + -5.25) equal to 5.153882032 and -5.153882032.

Subproblem 1

t + -5.25 = 5.153882032 Simplifying t + -5.25 = 5.153882032 Reorder the terms: -5.25 + t = 5.153882032 Solving -5.25 + t = 5.153882032 Solving for variable 't'. Move all terms containing t to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '5.25' to each side of the equation. -5.25 + 5.25 + t = 5.153882032 + 5.25 Combine like terms: -5.25 + 5.25 = 0.00 0.00 + t = 5.153882032 + 5.25 t = 5.153882032 + 5.25 Combine like terms: 5.153882032 + 5.25 = 10.403882032 t = 10.403882032 Simplifying t = 10.403882032

Subproblem 2

t + -5.25 = -5.153882032 Simplifying t + -5.25 = -5.153882032 Reorder the terms: -5.25 + t = -5.153882032 Solving -5.25 + t = -5.153882032 Solving for variable 't'. Move all terms containing t to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '5.25' to each side of the equation. -5.25 + 5.25 + t = -5.153882032 + 5.25 Combine like terms: -5.25 + 5.25 = 0.00 0.00 + t = -5.153882032 + 5.25 t = -5.153882032 + 5.25 Combine like terms: -5.153882032 + 5.25 = 0.096117968 t = 0.096117968 Simplifying t = 0.096117968

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. t = {10.403882032, 0.096117968}

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