2x^2-121=x

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Solution for 2x^2-121=x equation:


Simplifying
2x2 + -121 = x

Reorder the terms:
-121 + 2x2 = x

Solving
-121 + 2x2 = x

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-121 + -1x + 2x2 = x + -1x

Combine like terms: x + -1x = 0
-121 + -1x + 2x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '2'.
-60.5 + -0.5x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '60.5' to each side of the equation.
-60.5 + -0.5x + 60.5 + x2 = 0 + 60.5

Reorder the terms:
-60.5 + 60.5 + -0.5x + x2 = 0 + 60.5

Combine like terms: -60.5 + 60.5 = 0.0
0.0 + -0.5x + x2 = 0 + 60.5
-0.5x + x2 = 0 + 60.5

Combine like terms: 0 + 60.5 = 60.5
-0.5x + x2 = 60.5

The x term is -0.5x.  Take half its coefficient (-0.25).
Square it (0.0625) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.0625' to each side of the equation.
-0.5x + 0.0625 + x2 = 60.5 + 0.0625

Reorder the terms:
0.0625 + -0.5x + x2 = 60.5 + 0.0625

Combine like terms: 60.5 + 0.0625 = 60.5625
0.0625 + -0.5x + x2 = 60.5625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -0.25)(x + -0.25) = 60.5625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 7.782191208

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -0.25) equal to 7.782191208 and -7.782191208.

Subproblem 1

x + -0.25 = 7.782191208 Simplifying x + -0.25 = 7.782191208 Reorder the terms: -0.25 + x = 7.782191208 Solving -0.25 + x = 7.782191208 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.25' to each side of the equation. -0.25 + 0.25 + x = 7.782191208 + 0.25 Combine like terms: -0.25 + 0.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = 7.782191208 + 0.25 x = 7.782191208 + 0.25 Combine like terms: 7.782191208 + 0.25 = 8.032191208 x = 8.032191208 Simplifying x = 8.032191208

Subproblem 2

x + -0.25 = -7.782191208 Simplifying x + -0.25 = -7.782191208 Reorder the terms: -0.25 + x = -7.782191208 Solving -0.25 + x = -7.782191208 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.25' to each side of the equation. -0.25 + 0.25 + x = -7.782191208 + 0.25 Combine like terms: -0.25 + 0.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = -7.782191208 + 0.25 x = -7.782191208 + 0.25 Combine like terms: -7.782191208 + 0.25 = -7.532191208 x = -7.532191208 Simplifying x = -7.532191208

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {8.032191208, -7.532191208}

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