b(b+3)+(2b-5)=38

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Solution for b(b+3)+(2b-5)=38 equation:


Simplifying
b(b + 3) + (2b + -5) = 38

Reorder the terms:
b(3 + b) + (2b + -5) = 38
(3 * b + b * b) + (2b + -5) = 38
(3b + b2) + (2b + -5) = 38

Reorder the terms:
3b + b2 + (-5 + 2b) = 38

Remove parenthesis around (-5 + 2b)
3b + b2 + -5 + 2b = 38

Reorder the terms:
-5 + 3b + 2b + b2 = 38

Combine like terms: 3b + 2b = 5b
-5 + 5b + b2 = 38

Solving
-5 + 5b + b2 = 38

Solving for variable 'b'.

Reorder the terms:
-5 + -38 + 5b + b2 = 38 + -38

Combine like terms: -5 + -38 = -43
-43 + 5b + b2 = 38 + -38

Combine like terms: 38 + -38 = 0
-43 + 5b + b2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '43' to each side of the equation.
-43 + 5b + 43 + b2 = 0 + 43

Reorder the terms:
-43 + 43 + 5b + b2 = 0 + 43

Combine like terms: -43 + 43 = 0
0 + 5b + b2 = 0 + 43
5b + b2 = 0 + 43

Combine like terms: 0 + 43 = 43
5b + b2 = 43

The b term is 5b.  Take half its coefficient (2.5).
Square it (6.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '6.25' to each side of the equation.
5b + 6.25 + b2 = 43 + 6.25

Reorder the terms:
6.25 + 5b + b2 = 43 + 6.25

Combine like terms: 43 + 6.25 = 49.25
6.25 + 5b + b2 = 49.25

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(b + 2.5)(b + 2.5) = 49.25

Calculate the square root of the right side: 7.017834424

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(b + 2.5) equal to 7.017834424 and -7.017834424.

Subproblem 1

b + 2.5 = 7.017834424 Simplifying b + 2.5 = 7.017834424 Reorder the terms: 2.5 + b = 7.017834424 Solving 2.5 + b = 7.017834424 Solving for variable 'b'. Move all terms containing b to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-2.5' to each side of the equation. 2.5 + -2.5 + b = 7.017834424 + -2.5 Combine like terms: 2.5 + -2.5 = 0.0 0.0 + b = 7.017834424 + -2.5 b = 7.017834424 + -2.5 Combine like terms: 7.017834424 + -2.5 = 4.517834424 b = 4.517834424 Simplifying b = 4.517834424

Subproblem 2

b + 2.5 = -7.017834424 Simplifying b + 2.5 = -7.017834424 Reorder the terms: 2.5 + b = -7.017834424 Solving 2.5 + b = -7.017834424 Solving for variable 'b'. Move all terms containing b to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-2.5' to each side of the equation. 2.5 + -2.5 + b = -7.017834424 + -2.5 Combine like terms: 2.5 + -2.5 = 0.0 0.0 + b = -7.017834424 + -2.5 b = -7.017834424 + -2.5 Combine like terms: -7.017834424 + -2.5 = -9.517834424 b = -9.517834424 Simplifying b = -9.517834424

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. b = {4.517834424, -9.517834424}

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