2x^2-17x-10=0

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Solution for 2x^2-17x-10=0 equation:


Simplifying
2x2 + -17x + -10 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-10 + -17x + 2x2 = 0

Solving
-10 + -17x + 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'.
-5 + -8.5x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '5' to each side of the equation.
-5 + -8.5x + 5 + x2 = 0 + 5

Reorder the terms:
-5 + 5 + -8.5x + x2 = 0 + 5

Combine like terms: -5 + 5 = 0
0 + -8.5x + x2 = 0 + 5
-8.5x + x2 = 0 + 5

Combine like terms: 0 + 5 = 5
-8.5x + x2 = 5

The x term is -8.5x.  Take half its coefficient (-4.25).
Square it (18.0625) and add it to both sides.

Add '18.0625' to each side of the equation.
-8.5x + 18.0625 + x2 = 5 + 18.0625

Reorder the terms:
18.0625 + -8.5x + x2 = 5 + 18.0625

Combine like terms: 5 + 18.0625 = 23.0625
18.0625 + -8.5x + x2 = 23.0625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -4.25)(x + -4.25) = 23.0625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 4.802343178

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -4.25) equal to 4.802343178 and -4.802343178.

Subproblem 1

x + -4.25 = 4.802343178 Simplifying x + -4.25 = 4.802343178 Reorder the terms: -4.25 + x = 4.802343178 Solving -4.25 + x = 4.802343178 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '4.25' to each side of the equation. -4.25 + 4.25 + x = 4.802343178 + 4.25 Combine like terms: -4.25 + 4.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = 4.802343178 + 4.25 x = 4.802343178 + 4.25 Combine like terms: 4.802343178 + 4.25 = 9.052343178 x = 9.052343178 Simplifying x = 9.052343178

Subproblem 2

x + -4.25 = -4.802343178 Simplifying x + -4.25 = -4.802343178 Reorder the terms: -4.25 + x = -4.802343178 Solving -4.25 + x = -4.802343178 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '4.25' to each side of the equation. -4.25 + 4.25 + x = -4.802343178 + 4.25 Combine like terms: -4.25 + 4.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = -4.802343178 + 4.25 x = -4.802343178 + 4.25 Combine like terms: -4.802343178 + 4.25 = -0.552343178 x = -0.552343178 Simplifying x = -0.552343178

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {9.052343178, -0.552343178}

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