2x^2-4x-49=0

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Solution for 2x^2-4x-49=0 equation:


Simplifying
2x2 + -4x + -49 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-49 + -4x + 2x2 = 0

Solving
-49 + -4x + 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'.
-24.5 + -2x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '24.5' to each side of the equation.
-24.5 + -2x + 24.5 + x2 = 0 + 24.5

Reorder the terms:
-24.5 + 24.5 + -2x + x2 = 0 + 24.5

Combine like terms: -24.5 + 24.5 = 0.0
0.0 + -2x + x2 = 0 + 24.5
-2x + x2 = 0 + 24.5

Combine like terms: 0 + 24.5 = 24.5
-2x + x2 = 24.5

The x term is -2x.  Take half its coefficient (-1).
Square it (1) and add it to both sides.

Add '1' to each side of the equation.
-2x + 1 + x2 = 24.5 + 1

Reorder the terms:
1 + -2x + x2 = 24.5 + 1

Combine like terms: 24.5 + 1 = 25.5
1 + -2x + x2 = 25.5

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -1)(x + -1) = 25.5

Calculate the square root of the right side: 5.049752469

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -1) equal to 5.049752469 and -5.049752469.

Subproblem 1

x + -1 = 5.049752469 Simplifying x + -1 = 5.049752469 Reorder the terms: -1 + x = 5.049752469 Solving -1 + x = 5.049752469 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1' to each side of the equation. -1 + 1 + x = 5.049752469 + 1 Combine like terms: -1 + 1 = 0 0 + x = 5.049752469 + 1 x = 5.049752469 + 1 Combine like terms: 5.049752469 + 1 = 6.049752469 x = 6.049752469 Simplifying x = 6.049752469

Subproblem 2

x + -1 = -5.049752469 Simplifying x + -1 = -5.049752469 Reorder the terms: -1 + x = -5.049752469 Solving -1 + x = -5.049752469 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1' to each side of the equation. -1 + 1 + x = -5.049752469 + 1 Combine like terms: -1 + 1 = 0 0 + x = -5.049752469 + 1 x = -5.049752469 + 1 Combine like terms: -5.049752469 + 1 = -4.049752469 x = -4.049752469 Simplifying x = -4.049752469

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {6.049752469, -4.049752469}

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