2x^2-17x-1=0

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Solution for 2x^2-17x-1=0 equation:


Simplifying
2x2 + -17x + -1 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-1 + -17x + 2x2 = 0

Solving
-1 + -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'.
-0.5 + -8.5x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '0.5' to each side of the equation.
-0.5 + -8.5x + 0.5 + x2 = 0 + 0.5

Reorder the terms:
-0.5 + 0.5 + -8.5x + x2 = 0 + 0.5

Combine like terms: -0.5 + 0.5 = 0.0
0.0 + -8.5x + x2 = 0 + 0.5
-8.5x + x2 = 0 + 0.5

Combine like terms: 0 + 0.5 = 0.5
-8.5x + x2 = 0.5

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 = 0.5 + 18.0625

Reorder the terms:
18.0625 + -8.5x + x2 = 0.5 + 18.0625

Combine like terms: 0.5 + 18.0625 = 18.5625
18.0625 + -8.5x + x2 = 18.5625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -4.25)(x + -4.25) = 18.5625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 4.308421985

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -4.25) equal to 4.308421985 and -4.308421985.

Subproblem 1

x + -4.25 = 4.308421985 Simplifying x + -4.25 = 4.308421985 Reorder the terms: -4.25 + x = 4.308421985 Solving -4.25 + x = 4.308421985 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 = 4.308421985 + 4.25 Combine like terms: -4.25 + 4.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = 4.308421985 + 4.25 x = 4.308421985 + 4.25 Combine like terms: 4.308421985 + 4.25 = 8.558421985 x = 8.558421985 Simplifying x = 8.558421985

Subproblem 2

x + -4.25 = -4.308421985 Simplifying x + -4.25 = -4.308421985 Reorder the terms: -4.25 + x = -4.308421985 Solving -4.25 + x = -4.308421985 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 = -4.308421985 + 4.25 Combine like terms: -4.25 + 4.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = -4.308421985 + 4.25 x = -4.308421985 + 4.25 Combine like terms: -4.308421985 + 4.25 = -0.058421985 x = -0.058421985 Simplifying x = -0.058421985

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {8.558421985, -0.058421985}

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