x^2-15x=50

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Solution for x^2-15x=50 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + -15x = 50

Reorder the terms:
-15x + x2 = 50

Solving
-15x + x2 = 50

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-50 + -15x + x2 = 50 + -50

Combine like terms: 50 + -50 = 0
-50 + -15x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '50' to each side of the equation.
-50 + -15x + 50 + x2 = 0 + 50

Reorder the terms:
-50 + 50 + -15x + x2 = 0 + 50

Combine like terms: -50 + 50 = 0
0 + -15x + x2 = 0 + 50
-15x + x2 = 0 + 50

Combine like terms: 0 + 50 = 50
-15x + x2 = 50

The x term is -15x.  Take half its coefficient (-7.5).
Square it (56.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '56.25' to each side of the equation.
-15x + 56.25 + x2 = 50 + 56.25

Reorder the terms:
56.25 + -15x + x2 = 50 + 56.25

Combine like terms: 50 + 56.25 = 106.25
56.25 + -15x + x2 = 106.25

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -7.5)(x + -7.5) = 106.25

Calculate the square root of the right side: 10.307764064

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -7.5) equal to 10.307764064 and -10.307764064.

Subproblem 1

x + -7.5 = 10.307764064 Simplifying x + -7.5 = 10.307764064 Reorder the terms: -7.5 + x = 10.307764064 Solving -7.5 + x = 10.307764064 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '7.5' to each side of the equation. -7.5 + 7.5 + x = 10.307764064 + 7.5 Combine like terms: -7.5 + 7.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 10.307764064 + 7.5 x = 10.307764064 + 7.5 Combine like terms: 10.307764064 + 7.5 = 17.807764064 x = 17.807764064 Simplifying x = 17.807764064

Subproblem 2

x + -7.5 = -10.307764064 Simplifying x + -7.5 = -10.307764064 Reorder the terms: -7.5 + x = -10.307764064 Solving -7.5 + x = -10.307764064 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '7.5' to each side of the equation. -7.5 + 7.5 + x = -10.307764064 + 7.5 Combine like terms: -7.5 + 7.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -10.307764064 + 7.5 x = -10.307764064 + 7.5 Combine like terms: -10.307764064 + 7.5 = -2.807764064 x = -2.807764064 Simplifying x = -2.807764064

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {17.807764064, -2.807764064}

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