2x^2-17x=36

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Solution for 2x^2-17x=36 equation:


Simplifying
2x2 + -17x = 36

Reorder the terms:
-17x + 2x2 = 36

Solving
-17x + 2x2 = 36

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-36 + -17x + 2x2 = 36 + -36

Combine like terms: 36 + -36 = 0
-36 + -17x + 2x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '2'.
-18 + -8.5x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '18' to each side of the equation.
-18 + -8.5x + 18 + x2 = 0 + 18

Reorder the terms:
-18 + 18 + -8.5x + x2 = 0 + 18

Combine like terms: -18 + 18 = 0
0 + -8.5x + x2 = 0 + 18
-8.5x + x2 = 0 + 18

Combine like terms: 0 + 18 = 18
-8.5x + x2 = 18

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 = 18 + 18.0625

Reorder the terms:
18.0625 + -8.5x + x2 = 18 + 18.0625

Combine like terms: 18 + 18.0625 = 36.0625
18.0625 + -8.5x + x2 = 36.0625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -4.25)(x + -4.25) = 36.0625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 6.005206075

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -4.25) equal to 6.005206075 and -6.005206075.

Subproblem 1

x + -4.25 = 6.005206075 Simplifying x + -4.25 = 6.005206075 Reorder the terms: -4.25 + x = 6.005206075 Solving -4.25 + x = 6.005206075 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 = 6.005206075 + 4.25 Combine like terms: -4.25 + 4.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = 6.005206075 + 4.25 x = 6.005206075 + 4.25 Combine like terms: 6.005206075 + 4.25 = 10.255206075 x = 10.255206075 Simplifying x = 10.255206075

Subproblem 2

x + -4.25 = -6.005206075 Simplifying x + -4.25 = -6.005206075 Reorder the terms: -4.25 + x = -6.005206075 Solving -4.25 + x = -6.005206075 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 = -6.005206075 + 4.25 Combine like terms: -4.25 + 4.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = -6.005206075 + 4.25 x = -6.005206075 + 4.25 Combine like terms: -6.005206075 + 4.25 = -1.755206075 x = -1.755206075 Simplifying x = -1.755206075

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {10.255206075, -1.755206075}

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