2x^2+8x=45

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Solution for 2x^2+8x=45 equation:


Simplifying
2x2 + 8x = 45

Reorder the terms:
8x + 2x2 = 45

Solving
8x + 2x2 = 45

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-45 + 8x + 2x2 = 45 + -45

Combine like terms: 45 + -45 = 0
-45 + 8x + 2x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '2'.
-22.5 + 4x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '22.5' to each side of the equation.
-22.5 + 4x + 22.5 + x2 = 0 + 22.5

Reorder the terms:
-22.5 + 22.5 + 4x + x2 = 0 + 22.5

Combine like terms: -22.5 + 22.5 = 0.0
0.0 + 4x + x2 = 0 + 22.5
4x + x2 = 0 + 22.5

Combine like terms: 0 + 22.5 = 22.5
4x + x2 = 22.5

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 = 22.5 + 4

Reorder the terms:
4 + 4x + x2 = 22.5 + 4

Combine like terms: 22.5 + 4 = 26.5
4 + 4x + x2 = 26.5

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 2)(x + 2) = 26.5

Calculate the square root of the right side: 5.14781507

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 2) equal to 5.14781507 and -5.14781507.

Subproblem 1

x + 2 = 5.14781507 Simplifying x + 2 = 5.14781507 Reorder the terms: 2 + x = 5.14781507 Solving 2 + x = 5.14781507 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 = 5.14781507 + -2 Combine like terms: 2 + -2 = 0 0 + x = 5.14781507 + -2 x = 5.14781507 + -2 Combine like terms: 5.14781507 + -2 = 3.14781507 x = 3.14781507 Simplifying x = 3.14781507

Subproblem 2

x + 2 = -5.14781507 Simplifying x + 2 = -5.14781507 Reorder the terms: 2 + x = -5.14781507 Solving 2 + x = -5.14781507 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 = -5.14781507 + -2 Combine like terms: 2 + -2 = 0 0 + x = -5.14781507 + -2 x = -5.14781507 + -2 Combine like terms: -5.14781507 + -2 = -7.14781507 x = -7.14781507 Simplifying x = -7.14781507

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {3.14781507, -7.14781507}

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