2x^2-21x=-7

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Solution for 2x^2-21x=-7 equation:


Simplifying
2x2 + -21x = -7

Reorder the terms:
-21x + 2x2 = -7

Solving
-21x + 2x2 = -7

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
7 + -21x + 2x2 = -7 + 7

Combine like terms: -7 + 7 = 0
7 + -21x + 2x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '2'.
3.5 + -10.5x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-3.5' to each side of the equation.
3.5 + -10.5x + -3.5 + x2 = 0 + -3.5

Reorder the terms:
3.5 + -3.5 + -10.5x + x2 = 0 + -3.5

Combine like terms: 3.5 + -3.5 = 0.0
0.0 + -10.5x + x2 = 0 + -3.5
-10.5x + x2 = 0 + -3.5

Combine like terms: 0 + -3.5 = -3.5
-10.5x + x2 = -3.5

The x term is -10.5x.  Take half its coefficient (-5.25).
Square it (27.5625) and add it to both sides.

Add '27.5625' to each side of the equation.
-10.5x + 27.5625 + x2 = -3.5 + 27.5625

Reorder the terms:
27.5625 + -10.5x + x2 = -3.5 + 27.5625

Combine like terms: -3.5 + 27.5625 = 24.0625
27.5625 + -10.5x + x2 = 24.0625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -5.25)(x + -5.25) = 24.0625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 4.905354218

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -5.25) equal to 4.905354218 and -4.905354218.

Subproblem 1

x + -5.25 = 4.905354218 Simplifying x + -5.25 = 4.905354218 Reorder the terms: -5.25 + x = 4.905354218 Solving -5.25 + x = 4.905354218 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '5.25' to each side of the equation. -5.25 + 5.25 + x = 4.905354218 + 5.25 Combine like terms: -5.25 + 5.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = 4.905354218 + 5.25 x = 4.905354218 + 5.25 Combine like terms: 4.905354218 + 5.25 = 10.155354218 x = 10.155354218 Simplifying x = 10.155354218

Subproblem 2

x + -5.25 = -4.905354218 Simplifying x + -5.25 = -4.905354218 Reorder the terms: -5.25 + x = -4.905354218 Solving -5.25 + x = -4.905354218 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '5.25' to each side of the equation. -5.25 + 5.25 + x = -4.905354218 + 5.25 Combine like terms: -5.25 + 5.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = -4.905354218 + 5.25 x = -4.905354218 + 5.25 Combine like terms: -4.905354218 + 5.25 = 0.344645782 x = 0.344645782 Simplifying x = 0.344645782

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {10.155354218, 0.344645782}

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