2x^2+5x=144

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Solution for 2x^2+5x=144 equation:


Simplifying
2x2 + 5x = 144

Reorder the terms:
5x + 2x2 = 144

Solving
5x + 2x2 = 144

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-144 + 5x + 2x2 = 144 + -144

Combine like terms: 144 + -144 = 0
-144 + 5x + 2x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '2'.
-72 + 2.5x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '72' to each side of the equation.
-72 + 2.5x + 72 + x2 = 0 + 72

Reorder the terms:
-72 + 72 + 2.5x + x2 = 0 + 72

Combine like terms: -72 + 72 = 0
0 + 2.5x + x2 = 0 + 72
2.5x + x2 = 0 + 72

Combine like terms: 0 + 72 = 72
2.5x + x2 = 72

The x term is 2.5x.  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.
2.5x + 1.5625 + x2 = 72 + 1.5625

Reorder the terms:
1.5625 + 2.5x + x2 = 72 + 1.5625

Combine like terms: 72 + 1.5625 = 73.5625
1.5625 + 2.5x + x2 = 73.5625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 1.25)(x + 1.25) = 73.5625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 8.576858399

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 1.25) equal to 8.576858399 and -8.576858399.

Subproblem 1

x + 1.25 = 8.576858399 Simplifying x + 1.25 = 8.576858399 Reorder the terms: 1.25 + x = 8.576858399 Solving 1.25 + x = 8.576858399 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-1.25' to each side of the equation. 1.25 + -1.25 + x = 8.576858399 + -1.25 Combine like terms: 1.25 + -1.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = 8.576858399 + -1.25 x = 8.576858399 + -1.25 Combine like terms: 8.576858399 + -1.25 = 7.326858399 x = 7.326858399 Simplifying x = 7.326858399

Subproblem 2

x + 1.25 = -8.576858399 Simplifying x + 1.25 = -8.576858399 Reorder the terms: 1.25 + x = -8.576858399 Solving 1.25 + x = -8.576858399 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-1.25' to each side of the equation. 1.25 + -1.25 + x = -8.576858399 + -1.25 Combine like terms: 1.25 + -1.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = -8.576858399 + -1.25 x = -8.576858399 + -1.25 Combine like terms: -8.576858399 + -1.25 = -9.826858399 x = -9.826858399 Simplifying x = -9.826858399

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {7.326858399, -9.826858399}

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