2x^2-6x=55

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Solution for 2x^2-6x=55 equation:


Simplifying
2x2 + -6x = 55

Reorder the terms:
-6x + 2x2 = 55

Solving
-6x + 2x2 = 55

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-55 + -6x + 2x2 = 55 + -55

Combine like terms: 55 + -55 = 0
-55 + -6x + 2x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '2'.
-27.5 + -3x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '27.5' to each side of the equation.
-27.5 + -3x + 27.5 + x2 = 0 + 27.5

Reorder the terms:
-27.5 + 27.5 + -3x + x2 = 0 + 27.5

Combine like terms: -27.5 + 27.5 = 0.0
0.0 + -3x + x2 = 0 + 27.5
-3x + x2 = 0 + 27.5

Combine like terms: 0 + 27.5 = 27.5
-3x + x2 = 27.5

The x term is -3x.  Take half its coefficient (-1.5).
Square it (2.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '2.25' to each side of the equation.
-3x + 2.25 + x2 = 27.5 + 2.25

Reorder the terms:
2.25 + -3x + x2 = 27.5 + 2.25

Combine like terms: 27.5 + 2.25 = 29.75
2.25 + -3x + x2 = 29.75

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -1.5)(x + -1.5) = 29.75

Calculate the square root of the right side: 5.454356057

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -1.5) equal to 5.454356057 and -5.454356057.

Subproblem 1

x + -1.5 = 5.454356057 Simplifying x + -1.5 = 5.454356057 Reorder the terms: -1.5 + x = 5.454356057 Solving -1.5 + x = 5.454356057 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.5' to each side of the equation. -1.5 + 1.5 + x = 5.454356057 + 1.5 Combine like terms: -1.5 + 1.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 5.454356057 + 1.5 x = 5.454356057 + 1.5 Combine like terms: 5.454356057 + 1.5 = 6.954356057 x = 6.954356057 Simplifying x = 6.954356057

Subproblem 2

x + -1.5 = -5.454356057 Simplifying x + -1.5 = -5.454356057 Reorder the terms: -1.5 + x = -5.454356057 Solving -1.5 + x = -5.454356057 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.5' to each side of the equation. -1.5 + 1.5 + x = -5.454356057 + 1.5 Combine like terms: -1.5 + 1.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -5.454356057 + 1.5 x = -5.454356057 + 1.5 Combine like terms: -5.454356057 + 1.5 = -3.954356057 x = -3.954356057 Simplifying x = -3.954356057

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {6.954356057, -3.954356057}

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