2x^2+9x=240

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Solution for 2x^2+9x=240 equation:


Simplifying
2x2 + 9x = 240

Reorder the terms:
9x + 2x2 = 240

Solving
9x + 2x2 = 240

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-240 + 9x + 2x2 = 240 + -240

Combine like terms: 240 + -240 = 0
-240 + 9x + 2x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '2'.
-120 + 4.5x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '120' to each side of the equation.
-120 + 4.5x + 120 + x2 = 0 + 120

Reorder the terms:
-120 + 120 + 4.5x + x2 = 0 + 120

Combine like terms: -120 + 120 = 0
0 + 4.5x + x2 = 0 + 120
4.5x + x2 = 0 + 120

Combine like terms: 0 + 120 = 120
4.5x + x2 = 120

The x term is 4.5x.  Take half its coefficient (2.25).
Square it (5.0625) and add it to both sides.

Add '5.0625' to each side of the equation.
4.5x + 5.0625 + x2 = 120 + 5.0625

Reorder the terms:
5.0625 + 4.5x + x2 = 120 + 5.0625

Combine like terms: 120 + 5.0625 = 125.0625
5.0625 + 4.5x + x2 = 125.0625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 2.25)(x + 2.25) = 125.0625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 11.183134623

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 2.25) equal to 11.183134623 and -11.183134623.

Subproblem 1

x + 2.25 = 11.183134623 Simplifying x + 2.25 = 11.183134623 Reorder the terms: 2.25 + x = 11.183134623 Solving 2.25 + x = 11.183134623 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-2.25' to each side of the equation. 2.25 + -2.25 + x = 11.183134623 + -2.25 Combine like terms: 2.25 + -2.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = 11.183134623 + -2.25 x = 11.183134623 + -2.25 Combine like terms: 11.183134623 + -2.25 = 8.933134623 x = 8.933134623 Simplifying x = 8.933134623

Subproblem 2

x + 2.25 = -11.183134623 Simplifying x + 2.25 = -11.183134623 Reorder the terms: 2.25 + x = -11.183134623 Solving 2.25 + x = -11.183134623 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-2.25' to each side of the equation. 2.25 + -2.25 + x = -11.183134623 + -2.25 Combine like terms: 2.25 + -2.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = -11.183134623 + -2.25 x = -11.183134623 + -2.25 Combine like terms: -11.183134623 + -2.25 = -13.433134623 x = -13.433134623 Simplifying x = -13.433134623

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {8.933134623, -13.433134623}

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