2x^2-6.5x-42=0

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Solution for 2x^2-6.5x-42=0 equation:


Simplifying
2x2 + -6.5x + -42 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-42 + -6.5x + 2x2 = 0

Solving
-42 + -6.5x + 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'.
-21 + -3.25x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '21' to each side of the equation.
-21 + -3.25x + 21 + x2 = 0 + 21

Reorder the terms:
-21 + 21 + -3.25x + x2 = 0 + 21

Combine like terms: -21 + 21 = 0
0 + -3.25x + x2 = 0 + 21
-3.25x + x2 = 0 + 21

Combine like terms: 0 + 21 = 21
-3.25x + x2 = 21

The x term is -3.25x.  Take half its coefficient (-1.625).
Square it (2.640625) and add it to both sides.

Add '2.640625' to each side of the equation.
-3.25x + 2.640625 + x2 = 21 + 2.640625

Reorder the terms:
2.640625 + -3.25x + x2 = 21 + 2.640625

Combine like terms: 21 + 2.640625 = 23.640625
2.640625 + -3.25x + x2 = 23.640625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -1.625)(x + -1.625) = 23.640625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 4.862162585

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -1.625) equal to 4.862162585 and -4.862162585.

Subproblem 1

x + -1.625 = 4.862162585 Simplifying x + -1.625 = 4.862162585 Reorder the terms: -1.625 + x = 4.862162585 Solving -1.625 + x = 4.862162585 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.625' to each side of the equation. -1.625 + 1.625 + x = 4.862162585 + 1.625 Combine like terms: -1.625 + 1.625 = 0.000 0.000 + x = 4.862162585 + 1.625 x = 4.862162585 + 1.625 Combine like terms: 4.862162585 + 1.625 = 6.487162585 x = 6.487162585 Simplifying x = 6.487162585

Subproblem 2

x + -1.625 = -4.862162585 Simplifying x + -1.625 = -4.862162585 Reorder the terms: -1.625 + x = -4.862162585 Solving -1.625 + x = -4.862162585 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.625' to each side of the equation. -1.625 + 1.625 + x = -4.862162585 + 1.625 Combine like terms: -1.625 + 1.625 = 0.000 0.000 + x = -4.862162585 + 1.625 x = -4.862162585 + 1.625 Combine like terms: -4.862162585 + 1.625 = -3.237162585 x = -3.237162585 Simplifying x = -3.237162585

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {6.487162585, -3.237162585}

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