2x^2-15x+2=0

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Solution for 2x^2-15x+2=0 equation:


Simplifying
2x2 + -15x + 2 = 0

Reorder the terms:
2 + -15x + 2x2 = 0

Solving
2 + -15x + 2x2 = 0

Solving for variable 'x'.

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

Divide each side by '2'.
1 + -7.5x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-1' to each side of the equation.
1 + -7.5x + -1 + x2 = 0 + -1

Reorder the terms:
1 + -1 + -7.5x + x2 = 0 + -1

Combine like terms: 1 + -1 = 0
0 + -7.5x + x2 = 0 + -1
-7.5x + x2 = 0 + -1

Combine like terms: 0 + -1 = -1
-7.5x + x2 = -1

The x term is -7.5x.  Take half its coefficient (-3.75).
Square it (14.0625) and add it to both sides.

Add '14.0625' to each side of the equation.
-7.5x + 14.0625 + x2 = -1 + 14.0625

Reorder the terms:
14.0625 + -7.5x + x2 = -1 + 14.0625

Combine like terms: -1 + 14.0625 = 13.0625
14.0625 + -7.5x + x2 = 13.0625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -3.75)(x + -3.75) = 13.0625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 3.614208074

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -3.75) equal to 3.614208074 and -3.614208074.

Subproblem 1

x + -3.75 = 3.614208074 Simplifying x + -3.75 = 3.614208074 Reorder the terms: -3.75 + x = 3.614208074 Solving -3.75 + x = 3.614208074 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '3.75' to each side of the equation. -3.75 + 3.75 + x = 3.614208074 + 3.75 Combine like terms: -3.75 + 3.75 = 0.00 0.00 + x = 3.614208074 + 3.75 x = 3.614208074 + 3.75 Combine like terms: 3.614208074 + 3.75 = 7.364208074 x = 7.364208074 Simplifying x = 7.364208074

Subproblem 2

x + -3.75 = -3.614208074 Simplifying x + -3.75 = -3.614208074 Reorder the terms: -3.75 + x = -3.614208074 Solving -3.75 + x = -3.614208074 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '3.75' to each side of the equation. -3.75 + 3.75 + x = -3.614208074 + 3.75 Combine like terms: -3.75 + 3.75 = 0.00 0.00 + x = -3.614208074 + 3.75 x = -3.614208074 + 3.75 Combine like terms: -3.614208074 + 3.75 = 0.135791926 x = 0.135791926 Simplifying x = 0.135791926

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {7.364208074, 0.135791926}

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