x^2-3x+5=26

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Solution for x^2-3x+5=26 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + -3x + 5 = 26

Reorder the terms:
5 + -3x + x2 = 26

Solving
5 + -3x + x2 = 26

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
5 + -26 + -3x + x2 = 26 + -26

Combine like terms: 5 + -26 = -21
-21 + -3x + x2 = 26 + -26

Combine like terms: 26 + -26 = 0
-21 + -3x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '21' to each side of the equation.
-21 + -3x + 21 + x2 = 0 + 21

Reorder the terms:
-21 + 21 + -3x + x2 = 0 + 21

Combine like terms: -21 + 21 = 0
0 + -3x + x2 = 0 + 21
-3x + x2 = 0 + 21

Combine like terms: 0 + 21 = 21
-3x + x2 = 21

The x term is -3x.  Take half its coefficient (-1.5).
Square it (2.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '2.25' to each side of the equation.
-3x + 2.25 + x2 = 21 + 2.25

Reorder the terms:
2.25 + -3x + x2 = 21 + 2.25

Combine like terms: 21 + 2.25 = 23.25
2.25 + -3x + x2 = 23.25

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -1.5)(x + -1.5) = 23.25

Calculate the square root of the right side: 4.82182538

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -1.5) equal to 4.82182538 and -4.82182538.

Subproblem 1

x + -1.5 = 4.82182538 Simplifying x + -1.5 = 4.82182538 Reorder the terms: -1.5 + x = 4.82182538 Solving -1.5 + x = 4.82182538 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.5' to each side of the equation. -1.5 + 1.5 + x = 4.82182538 + 1.5 Combine like terms: -1.5 + 1.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 4.82182538 + 1.5 x = 4.82182538 + 1.5 Combine like terms: 4.82182538 + 1.5 = 6.32182538 x = 6.32182538 Simplifying x = 6.32182538

Subproblem 2

x + -1.5 = -4.82182538 Simplifying x + -1.5 = -4.82182538 Reorder the terms: -1.5 + x = -4.82182538 Solving -1.5 + x = -4.82182538 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.5' to each side of the equation. -1.5 + 1.5 + x = -4.82182538 + 1.5 Combine like terms: -1.5 + 1.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -4.82182538 + 1.5 x = -4.82182538 + 1.5 Combine like terms: -4.82182538 + 1.5 = -3.32182538 x = -3.32182538 Simplifying x = -3.32182538

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {6.32182538, -3.32182538}

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