2x^2+5x=196

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Solution for 2x^2+5x=196 equation:


Simplifying
2x2 + 5x = 196

Reorder the terms:
5x + 2x2 = 196

Solving
5x + 2x2 = 196

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-196 + 5x + 2x2 = 196 + -196

Combine like terms: 196 + -196 = 0
-196 + 5x + 2x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '2'.
-98 + 2.5x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '98' to each side of the equation.
-98 + 2.5x + 98 + x2 = 0 + 98

Reorder the terms:
-98 + 98 + 2.5x + x2 = 0 + 98

Combine like terms: -98 + 98 = 0
0 + 2.5x + x2 = 0 + 98
2.5x + x2 = 0 + 98

Combine like terms: 0 + 98 = 98
2.5x + x2 = 98

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 = 98 + 1.5625

Reorder the terms:
1.5625 + 2.5x + x2 = 98 + 1.5625

Combine like terms: 98 + 1.5625 = 99.5625
1.5625 + 2.5x + x2 = 99.5625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 1.25)(x + 1.25) = 99.5625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 9.978101022

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 1.25) equal to 9.978101022 and -9.978101022.

Subproblem 1

x + 1.25 = 9.978101022 Simplifying x + 1.25 = 9.978101022 Reorder the terms: 1.25 + x = 9.978101022 Solving 1.25 + x = 9.978101022 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 = 9.978101022 + -1.25 Combine like terms: 1.25 + -1.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = 9.978101022 + -1.25 x = 9.978101022 + -1.25 Combine like terms: 9.978101022 + -1.25 = 8.728101022 x = 8.728101022 Simplifying x = 8.728101022

Subproblem 2

x + 1.25 = -9.978101022 Simplifying x + 1.25 = -9.978101022 Reorder the terms: 1.25 + x = -9.978101022 Solving 1.25 + x = -9.978101022 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 = -9.978101022 + -1.25 Combine like terms: 1.25 + -1.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = -9.978101022 + -1.25 x = -9.978101022 + -1.25 Combine like terms: -9.978101022 + -1.25 = -11.228101022 x = -11.228101022 Simplifying x = -11.228101022

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {8.728101022, -11.228101022}

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