2x^2+18x=7

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Solution for 2x^2+18x=7 equation:


Simplifying
2x2 + 18x = 7

Reorder the terms:
18x + 2x2 = 7

Solving
18x + 2x2 = 7

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-7 + 18x + 2x2 = 7 + -7

Combine like terms: 7 + -7 = 0
-7 + 18x + 2x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '2'.
-3.5 + 9x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '3.5' to each side of the equation.
-3.5 + 9x + 3.5 + x2 = 0 + 3.5

Reorder the terms:
-3.5 + 3.5 + 9x + x2 = 0 + 3.5

Combine like terms: -3.5 + 3.5 = 0.0
0.0 + 9x + x2 = 0 + 3.5
9x + x2 = 0 + 3.5

Combine like terms: 0 + 3.5 = 3.5
9x + x2 = 3.5

The x term is 9x.  Take half its coefficient (4.5).
Square it (20.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '20.25' to each side of the equation.
9x + 20.25 + x2 = 3.5 + 20.25

Reorder the terms:
20.25 + 9x + x2 = 3.5 + 20.25

Combine like terms: 3.5 + 20.25 = 23.75
20.25 + 9x + x2 = 23.75

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 4.5)(x + 4.5) = 23.75

Calculate the square root of the right side: 4.873397172

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 4.5) equal to 4.873397172 and -4.873397172.

Subproblem 1

x + 4.5 = 4.873397172 Simplifying x + 4.5 = 4.873397172 Reorder the terms: 4.5 + x = 4.873397172 Solving 4.5 + x = 4.873397172 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-4.5' to each side of the equation. 4.5 + -4.5 + x = 4.873397172 + -4.5 Combine like terms: 4.5 + -4.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 4.873397172 + -4.5 x = 4.873397172 + -4.5 Combine like terms: 4.873397172 + -4.5 = 0.373397172 x = 0.373397172 Simplifying x = 0.373397172

Subproblem 2

x + 4.5 = -4.873397172 Simplifying x + 4.5 = -4.873397172 Reorder the terms: 4.5 + x = -4.873397172 Solving 4.5 + x = -4.873397172 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-4.5' to each side of the equation. 4.5 + -4.5 + x = -4.873397172 + -4.5 Combine like terms: 4.5 + -4.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -4.873397172 + -4.5 x = -4.873397172 + -4.5 Combine like terms: -4.873397172 + -4.5 = -9.373397172 x = -9.373397172 Simplifying x = -9.373397172

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {0.373397172, -9.373397172}

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