2x^2-5x=48

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Solution for 2x^2-5x=48 equation:


Simplifying
2x2 + -5x = 48

Reorder the terms:
-5x + 2x2 = 48

Solving
-5x + 2x2 = 48

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-48 + -5x + 2x2 = 48 + -48

Combine like terms: 48 + -48 = 0
-48 + -5x + 2x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '2'.
-24 + -2.5x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '24' to each side of the equation.
-24 + -2.5x + 24 + x2 = 0 + 24

Reorder the terms:
-24 + 24 + -2.5x + x2 = 0 + 24

Combine like terms: -24 + 24 = 0
0 + -2.5x + x2 = 0 + 24
-2.5x + x2 = 0 + 24

Combine like terms: 0 + 24 = 24
-2.5x + x2 = 24

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 = 24 + 1.5625

Reorder the terms:
1.5625 + -2.5x + x2 = 24 + 1.5625

Combine like terms: 24 + 1.5625 = 25.5625
1.5625 + -2.5x + x2 = 25.5625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -1.25)(x + -1.25) = 25.5625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 5.055937104

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -1.25) equal to 5.055937104 and -5.055937104.

Subproblem 1

x + -1.25 = 5.055937104 Simplifying x + -1.25 = 5.055937104 Reorder the terms: -1.25 + x = 5.055937104 Solving -1.25 + x = 5.055937104 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 = 5.055937104 + 1.25 Combine like terms: -1.25 + 1.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = 5.055937104 + 1.25 x = 5.055937104 + 1.25 Combine like terms: 5.055937104 + 1.25 = 6.305937104 x = 6.305937104 Simplifying x = 6.305937104

Subproblem 2

x + -1.25 = -5.055937104 Simplifying x + -1.25 = -5.055937104 Reorder the terms: -1.25 + x = -5.055937104 Solving -1.25 + x = -5.055937104 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 = -5.055937104 + 1.25 Combine like terms: -1.25 + 1.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = -5.055937104 + 1.25 x = -5.055937104 + 1.25 Combine like terms: -5.055937104 + 1.25 = -3.805937104 x = -3.805937104 Simplifying x = -3.805937104

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {6.305937104, -3.805937104}

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