2x^2+42x-1079=0

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Solution for 2x^2+42x-1079=0 equation:


Simplifying
2x2 + 42x + -1079 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-1079 + 42x + 2x2 = 0

Solving
-1079 + 42x + 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'.
-539.5 + 21x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '539.5' to each side of the equation.
-539.5 + 21x + 539.5 + x2 = 0 + 539.5

Reorder the terms:
-539.5 + 539.5 + 21x + x2 = 0 + 539.5

Combine like terms: -539.5 + 539.5 = 0.0
0.0 + 21x + x2 = 0 + 539.5
21x + x2 = 0 + 539.5

Combine like terms: 0 + 539.5 = 539.5
21x + x2 = 539.5

The x term is 21x.  Take half its coefficient (10.5).
Square it (110.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '110.25' to each side of the equation.
21x + 110.25 + x2 = 539.5 + 110.25

Reorder the terms:
110.25 + 21x + x2 = 539.5 + 110.25

Combine like terms: 539.5 + 110.25 = 649.75
110.25 + 21x + x2 = 649.75

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 10.5)(x + 10.5) = 649.75

Calculate the square root of the right side: 25.490194193

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 10.5) equal to 25.490194193 and -25.490194193.

Subproblem 1

x + 10.5 = 25.490194193 Simplifying x + 10.5 = 25.490194193 Reorder the terms: 10.5 + x = 25.490194193 Solving 10.5 + x = 25.490194193 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-10.5' to each side of the equation. 10.5 + -10.5 + x = 25.490194193 + -10.5 Combine like terms: 10.5 + -10.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 25.490194193 + -10.5 x = 25.490194193 + -10.5 Combine like terms: 25.490194193 + -10.5 = 14.990194193 x = 14.990194193 Simplifying x = 14.990194193

Subproblem 2

x + 10.5 = -25.490194193 Simplifying x + 10.5 = -25.490194193 Reorder the terms: 10.5 + x = -25.490194193 Solving 10.5 + x = -25.490194193 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-10.5' to each side of the equation. 10.5 + -10.5 + x = -25.490194193 + -10.5 Combine like terms: 10.5 + -10.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -25.490194193 + -10.5 x = -25.490194193 + -10.5 Combine like terms: -25.490194193 + -10.5 = -35.990194193 x = -35.990194193 Simplifying x = -35.990194193

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {14.990194193, -35.990194193}

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