2x^2-5x-99=0

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Solution for 2x^2-5x-99=0 equation:


Simplifying
2x2 + -5x + -99 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-99 + -5x + 2x2 = 0

Solving
-99 + -5x + 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'.
-49.5 + -2.5x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '49.5' to each side of the equation.
-49.5 + -2.5x + 49.5 + x2 = 0 + 49.5

Reorder the terms:
-49.5 + 49.5 + -2.5x + x2 = 0 + 49.5

Combine like terms: -49.5 + 49.5 = 0.0
0.0 + -2.5x + x2 = 0 + 49.5
-2.5x + x2 = 0 + 49.5

Combine like terms: 0 + 49.5 = 49.5
-2.5x + x2 = 49.5

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 = 49.5 + 1.5625

Reorder the terms:
1.5625 + -2.5x + x2 = 49.5 + 1.5625

Combine like terms: 49.5 + 1.5625 = 51.0625
1.5625 + -2.5x + x2 = 51.0625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -1.25)(x + -1.25) = 51.0625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 7.145802964

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -1.25) equal to 7.145802964 and -7.145802964.

Subproblem 1

x + -1.25 = 7.145802964 Simplifying x + -1.25 = 7.145802964 Reorder the terms: -1.25 + x = 7.145802964 Solving -1.25 + x = 7.145802964 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 = 7.145802964 + 1.25 Combine like terms: -1.25 + 1.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = 7.145802964 + 1.25 x = 7.145802964 + 1.25 Combine like terms: 7.145802964 + 1.25 = 8.395802964 x = 8.395802964 Simplifying x = 8.395802964

Subproblem 2

x + -1.25 = -7.145802964 Simplifying x + -1.25 = -7.145802964 Reorder the terms: -1.25 + x = -7.145802964 Solving -1.25 + x = -7.145802964 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 = -7.145802964 + 1.25 Combine like terms: -1.25 + 1.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = -7.145802964 + 1.25 x = -7.145802964 + 1.25 Combine like terms: -7.145802964 + 1.25 = -5.895802964 x = -5.895802964 Simplifying x = -5.895802964

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {8.395802964, -5.895802964}

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