2x^2+8x+15=224

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Solution for 2x^2+8x+15=224 equation:


Simplifying
2x2 + 8x + 15 = 224

Reorder the terms:
15 + 8x + 2x2 = 224

Solving
15 + 8x + 2x2 = 224

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
15 + -224 + 8x + 2x2 = 224 + -224

Combine like terms: 15 + -224 = -209
-209 + 8x + 2x2 = 224 + -224

Combine like terms: 224 + -224 = 0
-209 + 8x + 2x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '2'.
-104.5 + 4x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '104.5' to each side of the equation.
-104.5 + 4x + 104.5 + x2 = 0 + 104.5

Reorder the terms:
-104.5 + 104.5 + 4x + x2 = 0 + 104.5

Combine like terms: -104.5 + 104.5 = 0.0
0.0 + 4x + x2 = 0 + 104.5
4x + x2 = 0 + 104.5

Combine like terms: 0 + 104.5 = 104.5
4x + x2 = 104.5

The x term is 4x.  Take half its coefficient (2).
Square it (4) and add it to both sides.

Add '4' to each side of the equation.
4x + 4 + x2 = 104.5 + 4

Reorder the terms:
4 + 4x + x2 = 104.5 + 4

Combine like terms: 104.5 + 4 = 108.5
4 + 4x + x2 = 108.5

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 2)(x + 2) = 108.5

Calculate the square root of the right side: 10.416333328

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 2) equal to 10.416333328 and -10.416333328.

Subproblem 1

x + 2 = 10.416333328 Simplifying x + 2 = 10.416333328 Reorder the terms: 2 + x = 10.416333328 Solving 2 + x = 10.416333328 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-2' to each side of the equation. 2 + -2 + x = 10.416333328 + -2 Combine like terms: 2 + -2 = 0 0 + x = 10.416333328 + -2 x = 10.416333328 + -2 Combine like terms: 10.416333328 + -2 = 8.416333328 x = 8.416333328 Simplifying x = 8.416333328

Subproblem 2

x + 2 = -10.416333328 Simplifying x + 2 = -10.416333328 Reorder the terms: 2 + x = -10.416333328 Solving 2 + x = -10.416333328 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-2' to each side of the equation. 2 + -2 + x = -10.416333328 + -2 Combine like terms: 2 + -2 = 0 0 + x = -10.416333328 + -2 x = -10.416333328 + -2 Combine like terms: -10.416333328 + -2 = -12.416333328 x = -12.416333328 Simplifying x = -12.416333328

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {8.416333328, -12.416333328}

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