2y^2-17y+30=y^2-16

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Solution for 2y^2-17y+30=y^2-16 equation:


Simplifying
2y2 + -17y + 30 = y2 + -16

Reorder the terms:
30 + -17y + 2y2 = y2 + -16

Reorder the terms:
30 + -17y + 2y2 = -16 + y2

Solving
30 + -17y + 2y2 = -16 + y2

Solving for variable 'y'.

Reorder the terms:
30 + 16 + -17y + 2y2 + -1y2 = -16 + y2 + 16 + -1y2

Combine like terms: 30 + 16 = 46
46 + -17y + 2y2 + -1y2 = -16 + y2 + 16 + -1y2

Combine like terms: 2y2 + -1y2 = 1y2
46 + -17y + 1y2 = -16 + y2 + 16 + -1y2

Reorder the terms:
46 + -17y + 1y2 = -16 + 16 + y2 + -1y2

Combine like terms: -16 + 16 = 0
46 + -17y + 1y2 = 0 + y2 + -1y2
46 + -17y + 1y2 = y2 + -1y2

Combine like terms: y2 + -1y2 = 0
46 + -17y + 1y2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-46' to each side of the equation.
46 + -17y + -46 + y2 = 0 + -46

Reorder the terms:
46 + -46 + -17y + y2 = 0 + -46

Combine like terms: 46 + -46 = 0
0 + -17y + y2 = 0 + -46
-17y + y2 = 0 + -46

Combine like terms: 0 + -46 = -46
-17y + y2 = -46

The y term is -17y.  Take half its coefficient (-8.5).
Square it (72.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '72.25' to each side of the equation.
-17y + 72.25 + y2 = -46 + 72.25

Reorder the terms:
72.25 + -17y + y2 = -46 + 72.25

Combine like terms: -46 + 72.25 = 26.25
72.25 + -17y + y2 = 26.25

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(y + -8.5)(y + -8.5) = 26.25

Calculate the square root of the right side: 5.123475383

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(y + -8.5) equal to 5.123475383 and -5.123475383.

Subproblem 1

y + -8.5 = 5.123475383 Simplifying y + -8.5 = 5.123475383 Reorder the terms: -8.5 + y = 5.123475383 Solving -8.5 + y = 5.123475383 Solving for variable 'y'. Move all terms containing y to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '8.5' to each side of the equation. -8.5 + 8.5 + y = 5.123475383 + 8.5 Combine like terms: -8.5 + 8.5 = 0.0 0.0 + y = 5.123475383 + 8.5 y = 5.123475383 + 8.5 Combine like terms: 5.123475383 + 8.5 = 13.623475383 y = 13.623475383 Simplifying y = 13.623475383

Subproblem 2

y + -8.5 = -5.123475383 Simplifying y + -8.5 = -5.123475383 Reorder the terms: -8.5 + y = -5.123475383 Solving -8.5 + y = -5.123475383 Solving for variable 'y'. Move all terms containing y to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '8.5' to each side of the equation. -8.5 + 8.5 + y = -5.123475383 + 8.5 Combine like terms: -8.5 + 8.5 = 0.0 0.0 + y = -5.123475383 + 8.5 y = -5.123475383 + 8.5 Combine like terms: -5.123475383 + 8.5 = 3.376524617 y = 3.376524617 Simplifying y = 3.376524617

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. y = {13.623475383, 3.376524617}

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