2x^2+7=42-x

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Solution for 2x^2+7=42-x equation:


Simplifying
2x2 + 7 = 42 + -1x

Reorder the terms:
7 + 2x2 = 42 + -1x

Solving
7 + 2x2 = 42 + -1x

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
7 + -42 + x + 2x2 = 42 + -1x + -42 + x

Combine like terms: 7 + -42 = -35
-35 + x + 2x2 = 42 + -1x + -42 + x

Reorder the terms:
-35 + x + 2x2 = 42 + -42 + -1x + x

Combine like terms: 42 + -42 = 0
-35 + x + 2x2 = 0 + -1x + x
-35 + x + 2x2 = -1x + x

Combine like terms: -1x + x = 0
-35 + x + 2x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '2'.
-17.5 + 0.5x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '17.5' to each side of the equation.
-17.5 + 0.5x + 17.5 + x2 = 0 + 17.5

Reorder the terms:
-17.5 + 17.5 + 0.5x + x2 = 0 + 17.5

Combine like terms: -17.5 + 17.5 = 0.0
0.0 + 0.5x + x2 = 0 + 17.5
0.5x + x2 = 0 + 17.5

Combine like terms: 0 + 17.5 = 17.5
0.5x + x2 = 17.5

The x term is x.  Take half its coefficient (0.5).
Square it (0.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.25' to each side of the equation.
0.5x + 0.25 + x2 = 17.5 + 0.25

Reorder the terms:
0.25 + 0.5x + x2 = 17.5 + 0.25

Combine like terms: 17.5 + 0.25 = 17.75
0.25 + 0.5x + x2 = 17.75

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.5)(x + 0.5) = 17.75

Calculate the square root of the right side: 4.213074887

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.5) equal to 4.213074887 and -4.213074887.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.5 = 4.213074887 Simplifying x + 0.5 = 4.213074887 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + x = 4.213074887 Solving 0.5 + x = 4.213074887 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.5' to each side of the equation. 0.5 + -0.5 + x = 4.213074887 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 4.213074887 + -0.5 x = 4.213074887 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 4.213074887 + -0.5 = 3.713074887 x = 3.713074887 Simplifying x = 3.713074887

Subproblem 2

x + 0.5 = -4.213074887 Simplifying x + 0.5 = -4.213074887 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + x = -4.213074887 Solving 0.5 + x = -4.213074887 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.5' to each side of the equation. 0.5 + -0.5 + x = -4.213074887 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -4.213074887 + -0.5 x = -4.213074887 + -0.5 Combine like terms: -4.213074887 + -0.5 = -4.713074887 x = -4.713074887 Simplifying x = -4.713074887

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {3.713074887, -4.713074887}

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