2x^2+17x-3=0

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Solution for 2x^2+17x-3=0 equation:


Simplifying
2x2 + 17x + -3 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-3 + 17x + 2x2 = 0

Solving
-3 + 17x + 2x2 = 0

Solving for variable 'x'.

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

Divide each side by '2'.
-1.5 + 8.5x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '1.5' to each side of the equation.
-1.5 + 8.5x + 1.5 + x2 = 0 + 1.5

Reorder the terms:
-1.5 + 1.5 + 8.5x + x2 = 0 + 1.5

Combine like terms: -1.5 + 1.5 = 0.0
0.0 + 8.5x + x2 = 0 + 1.5
8.5x + x2 = 0 + 1.5

Combine like terms: 0 + 1.5 = 1.5
8.5x + x2 = 1.5

The x term is 8.5x.  Take half its coefficient (4.25).
Square it (18.0625) and add it to both sides.

Add '18.0625' to each side of the equation.
8.5x + 18.0625 + x2 = 1.5 + 18.0625

Reorder the terms:
18.0625 + 8.5x + x2 = 1.5 + 18.0625

Combine like terms: 1.5 + 18.0625 = 19.5625
18.0625 + 8.5x + x2 = 19.5625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 4.25)(x + 4.25) = 19.5625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 4.422951503

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 4.25) equal to 4.422951503 and -4.422951503.

Subproblem 1

x + 4.25 = 4.422951503 Simplifying x + 4.25 = 4.422951503 Reorder the terms: 4.25 + x = 4.422951503 Solving 4.25 + x = 4.422951503 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-4.25' to each side of the equation. 4.25 + -4.25 + x = 4.422951503 + -4.25 Combine like terms: 4.25 + -4.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = 4.422951503 + -4.25 x = 4.422951503 + -4.25 Combine like terms: 4.422951503 + -4.25 = 0.172951503 x = 0.172951503 Simplifying x = 0.172951503

Subproblem 2

x + 4.25 = -4.422951503 Simplifying x + 4.25 = -4.422951503 Reorder the terms: 4.25 + x = -4.422951503 Solving 4.25 + x = -4.422951503 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-4.25' to each side of the equation. 4.25 + -4.25 + x = -4.422951503 + -4.25 Combine like terms: 4.25 + -4.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = -4.422951503 + -4.25 x = -4.422951503 + -4.25 Combine like terms: -4.422951503 + -4.25 = -8.672951503 x = -8.672951503 Simplifying x = -8.672951503

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {0.172951503, -8.672951503}

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