2x^2+17x=115

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Solution for 2x^2+17x=115 equation:


Simplifying
2x2 + 17x = 115

Reorder the terms:
17x + 2x2 = 115

Solving
17x + 2x2 = 115

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-115 + 17x + 2x2 = 115 + -115

Combine like terms: 115 + -115 = 0
-115 + 17x + 2x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '2'.
-57.5 + 8.5x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '57.5' to each side of the equation.
-57.5 + 8.5x + 57.5 + x2 = 0 + 57.5

Reorder the terms:
-57.5 + 57.5 + 8.5x + x2 = 0 + 57.5

Combine like terms: -57.5 + 57.5 = 0.0
0.0 + 8.5x + x2 = 0 + 57.5
8.5x + x2 = 0 + 57.5

Combine like terms: 0 + 57.5 = 57.5
8.5x + x2 = 57.5

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 = 57.5 + 18.0625

Reorder the terms:
18.0625 + 8.5x + x2 = 57.5 + 18.0625

Combine like terms: 57.5 + 18.0625 = 75.5625
18.0625 + 8.5x + x2 = 75.5625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 4.25)(x + 4.25) = 75.5625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 8.692669325

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 4.25) equal to 8.692669325 and -8.692669325.

Subproblem 1

x + 4.25 = 8.692669325 Simplifying x + 4.25 = 8.692669325 Reorder the terms: 4.25 + x = 8.692669325 Solving 4.25 + x = 8.692669325 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 = 8.692669325 + -4.25 Combine like terms: 4.25 + -4.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = 8.692669325 + -4.25 x = 8.692669325 + -4.25 Combine like terms: 8.692669325 + -4.25 = 4.442669325 x = 4.442669325 Simplifying x = 4.442669325

Subproblem 2

x + 4.25 = -8.692669325 Simplifying x + 4.25 = -8.692669325 Reorder the terms: 4.25 + x = -8.692669325 Solving 4.25 + x = -8.692669325 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 = -8.692669325 + -4.25 Combine like terms: 4.25 + -4.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = -8.692669325 + -4.25 x = -8.692669325 + -4.25 Combine like terms: -8.692669325 + -4.25 = -12.942669325 x = -12.942669325 Simplifying x = -12.942669325

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {4.442669325, -12.942669325}

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