p^2-2p-44=-7

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Solution for p^2-2p-44=-7 equation:


Simplifying
p2 + -2p + -44 = -7

Reorder the terms:
-44 + -2p + p2 = -7

Solving
-44 + -2p + p2 = -7

Solving for variable 'p'.

Reorder the terms:
-44 + 7 + -2p + p2 = -7 + 7

Combine like terms: -44 + 7 = -37
-37 + -2p + p2 = -7 + 7

Combine like terms: -7 + 7 = 0
-37 + -2p + p2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '37' to each side of the equation.
-37 + -2p + 37 + p2 = 0 + 37

Reorder the terms:
-37 + 37 + -2p + p2 = 0 + 37

Combine like terms: -37 + 37 = 0
0 + -2p + p2 = 0 + 37
-2p + p2 = 0 + 37

Combine like terms: 0 + 37 = 37
-2p + p2 = 37

The p term is -2p.  Take half its coefficient (-1).
Square it (1) and add it to both sides.

Add '1' to each side of the equation.
-2p + 1 + p2 = 37 + 1

Reorder the terms:
1 + -2p + p2 = 37 + 1

Combine like terms: 37 + 1 = 38
1 + -2p + p2 = 38

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(p + -1)(p + -1) = 38

Calculate the square root of the right side: 6.164414003

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(p + -1) equal to 6.164414003 and -6.164414003.

Subproblem 1

p + -1 = 6.164414003 Simplifying p + -1 = 6.164414003 Reorder the terms: -1 + p = 6.164414003 Solving -1 + p = 6.164414003 Solving for variable 'p'. Move all terms containing p to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1' to each side of the equation. -1 + 1 + p = 6.164414003 + 1 Combine like terms: -1 + 1 = 0 0 + p = 6.164414003 + 1 p = 6.164414003 + 1 Combine like terms: 6.164414003 + 1 = 7.164414003 p = 7.164414003 Simplifying p = 7.164414003

Subproblem 2

p + -1 = -6.164414003 Simplifying p + -1 = -6.164414003 Reorder the terms: -1 + p = -6.164414003 Solving -1 + p = -6.164414003 Solving for variable 'p'. Move all terms containing p to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1' to each side of the equation. -1 + 1 + p = -6.164414003 + 1 Combine like terms: -1 + 1 = 0 0 + p = -6.164414003 + 1 p = -6.164414003 + 1 Combine like terms: -6.164414003 + 1 = -5.164414003 p = -5.164414003 Simplifying p = -5.164414003

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. p = {7.164414003, -5.164414003}

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