2x^2-3x=400

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Solution for 2x^2-3x=400 equation:


Simplifying
2x2 + -3x = 400

Reorder the terms:
-3x + 2x2 = 400

Solving
-3x + 2x2 = 400

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-400 + -3x + 2x2 = 400 + -400

Combine like terms: 400 + -400 = 0
-400 + -3x + 2x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '2'.
-200 + -1.5x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '200' to each side of the equation.
-200 + -1.5x + 200 + x2 = 0 + 200

Reorder the terms:
-200 + 200 + -1.5x + x2 = 0 + 200

Combine like terms: -200 + 200 = 0
0 + -1.5x + x2 = 0 + 200
-1.5x + x2 = 0 + 200

Combine like terms: 0 + 200 = 200
-1.5x + x2 = 200

The x term is -1.5x.  Take half its coefficient (-0.75).
Square it (0.5625) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.5625' to each side of the equation.
-1.5x + 0.5625 + x2 = 200 + 0.5625

Reorder the terms:
0.5625 + -1.5x + x2 = 200 + 0.5625

Combine like terms: 200 + 0.5625 = 200.5625
0.5625 + -1.5x + x2 = 200.5625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -0.75)(x + -0.75) = 200.5625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 14.162009038

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -0.75) equal to 14.162009038 and -14.162009038.

Subproblem 1

x + -0.75 = 14.162009038 Simplifying x + -0.75 = 14.162009038 Reorder the terms: -0.75 + x = 14.162009038 Solving -0.75 + x = 14.162009038 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.75' to each side of the equation. -0.75 + 0.75 + x = 14.162009038 + 0.75 Combine like terms: -0.75 + 0.75 = 0.00 0.00 + x = 14.162009038 + 0.75 x = 14.162009038 + 0.75 Combine like terms: 14.162009038 + 0.75 = 14.912009038 x = 14.912009038 Simplifying x = 14.912009038

Subproblem 2

x + -0.75 = -14.162009038 Simplifying x + -0.75 = -14.162009038 Reorder the terms: -0.75 + x = -14.162009038 Solving -0.75 + x = -14.162009038 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.75' to each side of the equation. -0.75 + 0.75 + x = -14.162009038 + 0.75 Combine like terms: -0.75 + 0.75 = 0.00 0.00 + x = -14.162009038 + 0.75 x = -14.162009038 + 0.75 Combine like terms: -14.162009038 + 0.75 = -13.412009038 x = -13.412009038 Simplifying x = -13.412009038

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {14.912009038, -13.412009038}

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