2x^2+5x=14

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Solution for 2x^2+5x=14 equation:


Simplifying
2x2 + 5x = 14

Reorder the terms:
5x + 2x2 = 14

Solving
5x + 2x2 = 14

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-14 + 5x + 2x2 = 14 + -14

Combine like terms: 14 + -14 = 0
-14 + 5x + 2x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '2'.
-7 + 2.5x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '7' to each side of the equation.
-7 + 2.5x + 7 + x2 = 0 + 7

Reorder the terms:
-7 + 7 + 2.5x + x2 = 0 + 7

Combine like terms: -7 + 7 = 0
0 + 2.5x + x2 = 0 + 7
2.5x + x2 = 0 + 7

Combine like terms: 0 + 7 = 7
2.5x + x2 = 7

The x term is 2.5x.  Take half its coefficient (1.25).
Square it (1.5625) and add it to both sides.

Add '1.5625' to each side of the equation.
2.5x + 1.5625 + x2 = 7 + 1.5625

Reorder the terms:
1.5625 + 2.5x + x2 = 7 + 1.5625

Combine like terms: 7 + 1.5625 = 8.5625
1.5625 + 2.5x + x2 = 8.5625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 1.25)(x + 1.25) = 8.5625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 2.926174978

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 1.25) equal to 2.926174978 and -2.926174978.

Subproblem 1

x + 1.25 = 2.926174978 Simplifying x + 1.25 = 2.926174978 Reorder the terms: 1.25 + x = 2.926174978 Solving 1.25 + x = 2.926174978 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-1.25' to each side of the equation. 1.25 + -1.25 + x = 2.926174978 + -1.25 Combine like terms: 1.25 + -1.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = 2.926174978 + -1.25 x = 2.926174978 + -1.25 Combine like terms: 2.926174978 + -1.25 = 1.676174978 x = 1.676174978 Simplifying x = 1.676174978

Subproblem 2

x + 1.25 = -2.926174978 Simplifying x + 1.25 = -2.926174978 Reorder the terms: 1.25 + x = -2.926174978 Solving 1.25 + x = -2.926174978 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-1.25' to each side of the equation. 1.25 + -1.25 + x = -2.926174978 + -1.25 Combine like terms: 1.25 + -1.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = -2.926174978 + -1.25 x = -2.926174978 + -1.25 Combine like terms: -2.926174978 + -1.25 = -4.176174978 x = -4.176174978 Simplifying x = -4.176174978

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {1.676174978, -4.176174978}

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