2x^2+3x=280

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Solution for 2x^2+3x=280 equation:


Simplifying
2x2 + 3x = 280

Reorder the terms:
3x + 2x2 = 280

Solving
3x + 2x2 = 280

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-280 + 3x + 2x2 = 280 + -280

Combine like terms: 280 + -280 = 0
-280 + 3x + 2x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '2'.
-140 + 1.5x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '140' to each side of the equation.
-140 + 1.5x + 140 + x2 = 0 + 140

Reorder the terms:
-140 + 140 + 1.5x + x2 = 0 + 140

Combine like terms: -140 + 140 = 0
0 + 1.5x + x2 = 0 + 140
1.5x + x2 = 0 + 140

Combine like terms: 0 + 140 = 140
1.5x + x2 = 140

The x term is 1.5x.  Take half its coefficient (0.75).
Square it (0.5625) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.5625' to each side of the equation.
1.5x + 0.5625 + x2 = 140 + 0.5625

Reorder the terms:
0.5625 + 1.5x + x2 = 140 + 0.5625

Combine like terms: 140 + 0.5625 = 140.5625
0.5625 + 1.5x + x2 = 140.5625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.75)(x + 0.75) = 140.5625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 11.855905701

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.75) equal to 11.855905701 and -11.855905701.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.75 = 11.855905701 Simplifying x + 0.75 = 11.855905701 Reorder the terms: 0.75 + x = 11.855905701 Solving 0.75 + x = 11.855905701 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.75' to each side of the equation. 0.75 + -0.75 + x = 11.855905701 + -0.75 Combine like terms: 0.75 + -0.75 = 0.00 0.00 + x = 11.855905701 + -0.75 x = 11.855905701 + -0.75 Combine like terms: 11.855905701 + -0.75 = 11.105905701 x = 11.105905701 Simplifying x = 11.105905701

Subproblem 2

x + 0.75 = -11.855905701 Simplifying x + 0.75 = -11.855905701 Reorder the terms: 0.75 + x = -11.855905701 Solving 0.75 + x = -11.855905701 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.75' to each side of the equation. 0.75 + -0.75 + x = -11.855905701 + -0.75 Combine like terms: 0.75 + -0.75 = 0.00 0.00 + x = -11.855905701 + -0.75 x = -11.855905701 + -0.75 Combine like terms: -11.855905701 + -0.75 = -12.605905701 x = -12.605905701 Simplifying x = -12.605905701

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {11.105905701, -12.605905701}

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