x^2-3x=49

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Solution for x^2-3x=49 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + -3x = 49

Reorder the terms:
-3x + x2 = 49

Solving
-3x + x2 = 49

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-49 + -3x + x2 = 49 + -49

Combine like terms: 49 + -49 = 0
-49 + -3x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '49' to each side of the equation.
-49 + -3x + 49 + x2 = 0 + 49

Reorder the terms:
-49 + 49 + -3x + x2 = 0 + 49

Combine like terms: -49 + 49 = 0
0 + -3x + x2 = 0 + 49
-3x + x2 = 0 + 49

Combine like terms: 0 + 49 = 49
-3x + x2 = 49

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 = 49 + 2.25

Reorder the terms:
2.25 + -3x + x2 = 49 + 2.25

Combine like terms: 49 + 2.25 = 51.25
2.25 + -3x + x2 = 51.25

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -1.5)(x + -1.5) = 51.25

Calculate the square root of the right side: 7.158910532

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -1.5) equal to 7.158910532 and -7.158910532.

Subproblem 1

x + -1.5 = 7.158910532 Simplifying x + -1.5 = 7.158910532 Reorder the terms: -1.5 + x = 7.158910532 Solving -1.5 + x = 7.158910532 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 = 7.158910532 + 1.5 Combine like terms: -1.5 + 1.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 7.158910532 + 1.5 x = 7.158910532 + 1.5 Combine like terms: 7.158910532 + 1.5 = 8.658910532 x = 8.658910532 Simplifying x = 8.658910532

Subproblem 2

x + -1.5 = -7.158910532 Simplifying x + -1.5 = -7.158910532 Reorder the terms: -1.5 + x = -7.158910532 Solving -1.5 + x = -7.158910532 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 = -7.158910532 + 1.5 Combine like terms: -1.5 + 1.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -7.158910532 + 1.5 x = -7.158910532 + 1.5 Combine like terms: -7.158910532 + 1.5 = -5.658910532 x = -5.658910532 Simplifying x = -5.658910532

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {8.658910532, -5.658910532}

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