2x^2-5x+3=12

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Solution for 2x^2-5x+3=12 equation:


Simplifying
2x2 + -5x + 3 = 12

Reorder the terms:
3 + -5x + 2x2 = 12

Solving
3 + -5x + 2x2 = 12

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
3 + -12 + -5x + 2x2 = 12 + -12

Combine like terms: 3 + -12 = -9
-9 + -5x + 2x2 = 12 + -12

Combine like terms: 12 + -12 = 0
-9 + -5x + 2x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '2'.
-4.5 + -2.5x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '4.5' to each side of the equation.
-4.5 + -2.5x + 4.5 + x2 = 0 + 4.5

Reorder the terms:
-4.5 + 4.5 + -2.5x + x2 = 0 + 4.5

Combine like terms: -4.5 + 4.5 = 0.0
0.0 + -2.5x + x2 = 0 + 4.5
-2.5x + x2 = 0 + 4.5

Combine like terms: 0 + 4.5 = 4.5
-2.5x + x2 = 4.5

The x term is -2.5x.  Take half its coefficient (-1.25).
Square it (1.5625) and add it to both sides.

Add '1.5625' to each side of the equation.
-2.5x + 1.5625 + x2 = 4.5 + 1.5625

Reorder the terms:
1.5625 + -2.5x + x2 = 4.5 + 1.5625

Combine like terms: 4.5 + 1.5625 = 6.0625
1.5625 + -2.5x + x2 = 6.0625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -1.25)(x + -1.25) = 6.0625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 2.46221445

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -1.25) equal to 2.46221445 and -2.46221445.

Subproblem 1

x + -1.25 = 2.46221445 Simplifying x + -1.25 = 2.46221445 Reorder the terms: -1.25 + x = 2.46221445 Solving -1.25 + x = 2.46221445 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.25' to each side of the equation. -1.25 + 1.25 + x = 2.46221445 + 1.25 Combine like terms: -1.25 + 1.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = 2.46221445 + 1.25 x = 2.46221445 + 1.25 Combine like terms: 2.46221445 + 1.25 = 3.71221445 x = 3.71221445 Simplifying x = 3.71221445

Subproblem 2

x + -1.25 = -2.46221445 Simplifying x + -1.25 = -2.46221445 Reorder the terms: -1.25 + x = -2.46221445 Solving -1.25 + x = -2.46221445 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.25' to each side of the equation. -1.25 + 1.25 + x = -2.46221445 + 1.25 Combine like terms: -1.25 + 1.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = -2.46221445 + 1.25 x = -2.46221445 + 1.25 Combine like terms: -2.46221445 + 1.25 = -1.21221445 x = -1.21221445 Simplifying x = -1.21221445

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {3.71221445, -1.21221445}

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