2x^2-4x-55=0

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Solution for 2x^2-4x-55=0 equation:


Simplifying
2x2 + -4x + -55 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-55 + -4x + 2x2 = 0

Solving
-55 + -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'.
-27.5 + -2x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '27.5' to each side of the equation.
-27.5 + -2x + 27.5 + x2 = 0 + 27.5

Reorder the terms:
-27.5 + 27.5 + -2x + x2 = 0 + 27.5

Combine like terms: -27.5 + 27.5 = 0.0
0.0 + -2x + x2 = 0 + 27.5
-2x + x2 = 0 + 27.5

Combine like terms: 0 + 27.5 = 27.5
-2x + x2 = 27.5

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 = 27.5 + 1

Reorder the terms:
1 + -2x + x2 = 27.5 + 1

Combine like terms: 27.5 + 1 = 28.5
1 + -2x + x2 = 28.5

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -1)(x + -1) = 28.5

Calculate the square root of the right side: 5.338539126

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -1) equal to 5.338539126 and -5.338539126.

Subproblem 1

x + -1 = 5.338539126 Simplifying x + -1 = 5.338539126 Reorder the terms: -1 + x = 5.338539126 Solving -1 + x = 5.338539126 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 = 5.338539126 + 1 Combine like terms: -1 + 1 = 0 0 + x = 5.338539126 + 1 x = 5.338539126 + 1 Combine like terms: 5.338539126 + 1 = 6.338539126 x = 6.338539126 Simplifying x = 6.338539126

Subproblem 2

x + -1 = -5.338539126 Simplifying x + -1 = -5.338539126 Reorder the terms: -1 + x = -5.338539126 Solving -1 + x = -5.338539126 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 = -5.338539126 + 1 Combine like terms: -1 + 1 = 0 0 + x = -5.338539126 + 1 x = -5.338539126 + 1 Combine like terms: -5.338539126 + 1 = -4.338539126 x = -4.338539126 Simplifying x = -4.338539126

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {6.338539126, -4.338539126}

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