2x^2+3.5x-67.5=0

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Solution for 2x^2+3.5x-67.5=0 equation:


Simplifying
2x2 + 3.5x + -67.5 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-67.5 + 3.5x + 2x2 = 0

Solving
-67.5 + 3.5x + 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'.
-33.75 + 1.75x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '33.75' to each side of the equation.
-33.75 + 1.75x + 33.75 + x2 = 0 + 33.75

Reorder the terms:
-33.75 + 33.75 + 1.75x + x2 = 0 + 33.75

Combine like terms: -33.75 + 33.75 = 0.00
0.00 + 1.75x + x2 = 0 + 33.75
1.75x + x2 = 0 + 33.75

Combine like terms: 0 + 33.75 = 33.75
1.75x + x2 = 33.75

The x term is 1.75x.  Take half its coefficient (0.875).
Square it (0.765625) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.765625' to each side of the equation.
1.75x + 0.765625 + x2 = 33.75 + 0.765625

Reorder the terms:
0.765625 + 1.75x + x2 = 33.75 + 0.765625

Combine like terms: 33.75 + 0.765625 = 34.515625
0.765625 + 1.75x + x2 = 34.515625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.875)(x + 0.875) = 34.515625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 5.875

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.875) equal to 5.875 and -5.875.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.875 = 5.875 Simplifying x + 0.875 = 5.875 Reorder the terms: 0.875 + x = 5.875 Solving 0.875 + x = 5.875 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.875' to each side of the equation. 0.875 + -0.875 + x = 5.875 + -0.875 Combine like terms: 0.875 + -0.875 = 0.000 0.000 + x = 5.875 + -0.875 x = 5.875 + -0.875 Combine like terms: 5.875 + -0.875 = 5 x = 5 Simplifying x = 5

Subproblem 2

x + 0.875 = -5.875 Simplifying x + 0.875 = -5.875 Reorder the terms: 0.875 + x = -5.875 Solving 0.875 + x = -5.875 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.875' to each side of the equation. 0.875 + -0.875 + x = -5.875 + -0.875 Combine like terms: 0.875 + -0.875 = 0.000 0.000 + x = -5.875 + -0.875 x = -5.875 + -0.875 Combine like terms: -5.875 + -0.875 = -6.75 x = -6.75 Simplifying x = -6.75

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {5, -6.75}

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