2x^2+2x=55

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Solution for 2x^2+2x=55 equation:


Simplifying
2x2 + 2x = 55

Reorder the terms:
2x + 2x2 = 55

Solving
2x + 2x2 = 55

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-55 + 2x + 2x2 = 55 + -55

Combine like terms: 55 + -55 = 0
-55 + 2x + 2x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '2'.
-27.5 + x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '27.5' to each side of the equation.
-27.5 + x + 27.5 + x2 = 0 + 27.5

Reorder the terms:
-27.5 + 27.5 + x + x2 = 0 + 27.5

Combine like terms: -27.5 + 27.5 = 0.0
0.0 + x + x2 = 0 + 27.5
x + x2 = 0 + 27.5

Combine like terms: 0 + 27.5 = 27.5
x + x2 = 27.5

The x term is x.  Take half its coefficient (0.5).
Square it (0.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.25' to each side of the equation.
 + 0.25 + x2 = 27.5 + 0.25

Combine like terms:  + 0.25 = 1.25
1.25 + x2 = 27.5 + 0.25

Combine like terms: 27.5 + 0.25 = 27.75
1.25 + x2 = 27.75

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.5)(x + 0.5) = 27.75

Calculate the square root of the right side: 5.267826876

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.5) equal to 5.267826876 and -5.267826876.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.5 = 5.267826876 Simplifying x + 0.5 = 5.267826876 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + x = 5.267826876 Solving 0.5 + x = 5.267826876 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.5' to each side of the equation. 0.5 + -0.5 + x = 5.267826876 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 5.267826876 + -0.5 x = 5.267826876 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 5.267826876 + -0.5 = 4.767826876 x = 4.767826876 Simplifying x = 4.767826876

Subproblem 2

x + 0.5 = -5.267826876 Simplifying x + 0.5 = -5.267826876 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + x = -5.267826876 Solving 0.5 + x = -5.267826876 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.5' to each side of the equation. 0.5 + -0.5 + x = -5.267826876 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -5.267826876 + -0.5 x = -5.267826876 + -0.5 Combine like terms: -5.267826876 + -0.5 = -5.767826876 x = -5.767826876 Simplifying x = -5.767826876

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {4.767826876, -5.767826876}

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