5p^2-73p+241=3p

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Solution for 5p^2-73p+241=3p equation:


Simplifying
5p2 + -73p + 241 = 3p

Reorder the terms:
241 + -73p + 5p2 = 3p

Solving
241 + -73p + 5p2 = 3p

Solving for variable 'p'.

Reorder the terms:
241 + -73p + -3p + 5p2 = 3p + -3p

Combine like terms: -73p + -3p = -76p
241 + -76p + 5p2 = 3p + -3p

Combine like terms: 3p + -3p = 0
241 + -76p + 5p2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '5'.
48.2 + -15.2p + p2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-48.2' to each side of the equation.
48.2 + -15.2p + -48.2 + p2 = 0 + -48.2

Reorder the terms:
48.2 + -48.2 + -15.2p + p2 = 0 + -48.2

Combine like terms: 48.2 + -48.2 = 0.0
0.0 + -15.2p + p2 = 0 + -48.2
-15.2p + p2 = 0 + -48.2

Combine like terms: 0 + -48.2 = -48.2
-15.2p + p2 = -48.2

The p term is -15.2p.  Take half its coefficient (-7.6).
Square it (57.76) and add it to both sides.

Add '57.76' to each side of the equation.
-15.2p + 57.76 + p2 = -48.2 + 57.76

Reorder the terms:
57.76 + -15.2p + p2 = -48.2 + 57.76

Combine like terms: -48.2 + 57.76 = 9.56
57.76 + -15.2p + p2 = 9.56

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(p + -7.6)(p + -7.6) = 9.56

Calculate the square root of the right side: 3.091924967

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(p + -7.6) equal to 3.091924967 and -3.091924967.

Subproblem 1

p + -7.6 = 3.091924967 Simplifying p + -7.6 = 3.091924967 Reorder the terms: -7.6 + p = 3.091924967 Solving -7.6 + p = 3.091924967 Solving for variable 'p'. Move all terms containing p to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '7.6' to each side of the equation. -7.6 + 7.6 + p = 3.091924967 + 7.6 Combine like terms: -7.6 + 7.6 = 0.0 0.0 + p = 3.091924967 + 7.6 p = 3.091924967 + 7.6 Combine like terms: 3.091924967 + 7.6 = 10.691924967 p = 10.691924967 Simplifying p = 10.691924967

Subproblem 2

p + -7.6 = -3.091924967 Simplifying p + -7.6 = -3.091924967 Reorder the terms: -7.6 + p = -3.091924967 Solving -7.6 + p = -3.091924967 Solving for variable 'p'. Move all terms containing p to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '7.6' to each side of the equation. -7.6 + 7.6 + p = -3.091924967 + 7.6 Combine like terms: -7.6 + 7.6 = 0.0 0.0 + p = -3.091924967 + 7.6 p = -3.091924967 + 7.6 Combine like terms: -3.091924967 + 7.6 = 4.508075033 p = 4.508075033 Simplifying p = 4.508075033

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. p = {10.691924967, 4.508075033}

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