2x^2+5x=79

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Solution for 2x^2+5x=79 equation:


Simplifying
2x2 + 5x = 79

Reorder the terms:
5x + 2x2 = 79

Solving
5x + 2x2 = 79

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-79 + 5x + 2x2 = 79 + -79

Combine like terms: 79 + -79 = 0
-79 + 5x + 2x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '2'.
-39.5 + 2.5x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '39.5' to each side of the equation.
-39.5 + 2.5x + 39.5 + x2 = 0 + 39.5

Reorder the terms:
-39.5 + 39.5 + 2.5x + x2 = 0 + 39.5

Combine like terms: -39.5 + 39.5 = 0.0
0.0 + 2.5x + x2 = 0 + 39.5
2.5x + x2 = 0 + 39.5

Combine like terms: 0 + 39.5 = 39.5
2.5x + x2 = 39.5

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 = 39.5 + 1.5625

Reorder the terms:
1.5625 + 2.5x + x2 = 39.5 + 1.5625

Combine like terms: 39.5 + 1.5625 = 41.0625
1.5625 + 2.5x + x2 = 41.0625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 1.25)(x + 1.25) = 41.0625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 6.408002809

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 1.25) equal to 6.408002809 and -6.408002809.

Subproblem 1

x + 1.25 = 6.408002809 Simplifying x + 1.25 = 6.408002809 Reorder the terms: 1.25 + x = 6.408002809 Solving 1.25 + x = 6.408002809 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 = 6.408002809 + -1.25 Combine like terms: 1.25 + -1.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = 6.408002809 + -1.25 x = 6.408002809 + -1.25 Combine like terms: 6.408002809 + -1.25 = 5.158002809 x = 5.158002809 Simplifying x = 5.158002809

Subproblem 2

x + 1.25 = -6.408002809 Simplifying x + 1.25 = -6.408002809 Reorder the terms: 1.25 + x = -6.408002809 Solving 1.25 + x = -6.408002809 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 = -6.408002809 + -1.25 Combine like terms: 1.25 + -1.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = -6.408002809 + -1.25 x = -6.408002809 + -1.25 Combine like terms: -6.408002809 + -1.25 = -7.658002809 x = -7.658002809 Simplifying x = -7.658002809

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {5.158002809, -7.658002809}

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