2x^2+3x=78

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Solution for 2x^2+3x=78 equation:


Simplifying
2x2 + 3x = 78

Reorder the terms:
3x + 2x2 = 78

Solving
3x + 2x2 = 78

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-78 + 3x + 2x2 = 78 + -78

Combine like terms: 78 + -78 = 0
-78 + 3x + 2x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '2'.
-39 + 1.5x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '39' to each side of the equation.
-39 + 1.5x + 39 + x2 = 0 + 39

Reorder the terms:
-39 + 39 + 1.5x + x2 = 0 + 39

Combine like terms: -39 + 39 = 0
0 + 1.5x + x2 = 0 + 39
1.5x + x2 = 0 + 39

Combine like terms: 0 + 39 = 39
1.5x + x2 = 39

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 = 39 + 0.5625

Reorder the terms:
0.5625 + 1.5x + x2 = 39 + 0.5625

Combine like terms: 39 + 0.5625 = 39.5625
0.5625 + 1.5x + x2 = 39.5625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.75)(x + 0.75) = 39.5625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 6.289872813

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.75) equal to 6.289872813 and -6.289872813.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.75 = 6.289872813 Simplifying x + 0.75 = 6.289872813 Reorder the terms: 0.75 + x = 6.289872813 Solving 0.75 + x = 6.289872813 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 = 6.289872813 + -0.75 Combine like terms: 0.75 + -0.75 = 0.00 0.00 + x = 6.289872813 + -0.75 x = 6.289872813 + -0.75 Combine like terms: 6.289872813 + -0.75 = 5.539872813 x = 5.539872813 Simplifying x = 5.539872813

Subproblem 2

x + 0.75 = -6.289872813 Simplifying x + 0.75 = -6.289872813 Reorder the terms: 0.75 + x = -6.289872813 Solving 0.75 + x = -6.289872813 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 = -6.289872813 + -0.75 Combine like terms: 0.75 + -0.75 = 0.00 0.00 + x = -6.289872813 + -0.75 x = -6.289872813 + -0.75 Combine like terms: -6.289872813 + -0.75 = -7.039872813 x = -7.039872813 Simplifying x = -7.039872813

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {5.539872813, -7.039872813}

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