2x^2+17x=-10

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Solution for 2x^2+17x=-10 equation:


Simplifying
2x2 + 17x = -10

Reorder the terms:
17x + 2x2 = -10

Solving
17x + 2x2 = -10

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
10 + 17x + 2x2 = -10 + 10

Combine like terms: -10 + 10 = 0
10 + 17x + 2x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '2'.
5 + 8.5x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-5' to each side of the equation.
5 + 8.5x + -5 + x2 = 0 + -5

Reorder the terms:
5 + -5 + 8.5x + x2 = 0 + -5

Combine like terms: 5 + -5 = 0
0 + 8.5x + x2 = 0 + -5
8.5x + x2 = 0 + -5

Combine like terms: 0 + -5 = -5
8.5x + x2 = -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 = -5 + 18.0625

Reorder the terms:
18.0625 + 8.5x + x2 = -5 + 18.0625

Combine like terms: -5 + 18.0625 = 13.0625
18.0625 + 8.5x + x2 = 13.0625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 4.25)(x + 4.25) = 13.0625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 3.614208074

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 4.25) equal to 3.614208074 and -3.614208074.

Subproblem 1

x + 4.25 = 3.614208074 Simplifying x + 4.25 = 3.614208074 Reorder the terms: 4.25 + x = 3.614208074 Solving 4.25 + x = 3.614208074 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 = 3.614208074 + -4.25 Combine like terms: 4.25 + -4.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = 3.614208074 + -4.25 x = 3.614208074 + -4.25 Combine like terms: 3.614208074 + -4.25 = -0.635791926 x = -0.635791926 Simplifying x = -0.635791926

Subproblem 2

x + 4.25 = -3.614208074 Simplifying x + 4.25 = -3.614208074 Reorder the terms: 4.25 + x = -3.614208074 Solving 4.25 + x = -3.614208074 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 = -3.614208074 + -4.25 Combine like terms: 4.25 + -4.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = -3.614208074 + -4.25 x = -3.614208074 + -4.25 Combine like terms: -3.614208074 + -4.25 = -7.864208074 x = -7.864208074 Simplifying x = -7.864208074

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {-0.635791926, -7.864208074}

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