z^2-2z-10=87

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Solution for z^2-2z-10=87 equation:


Simplifying
z2 + -2z + -10 = 87

Reorder the terms:
-10 + -2z + z2 = 87

Solving
-10 + -2z + z2 = 87

Solving for variable 'z'.

Reorder the terms:
-10 + -87 + -2z + z2 = 87 + -87

Combine like terms: -10 + -87 = -97
-97 + -2z + z2 = 87 + -87

Combine like terms: 87 + -87 = 0
-97 + -2z + z2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '97' to each side of the equation.
-97 + -2z + 97 + z2 = 0 + 97

Reorder the terms:
-97 + 97 + -2z + z2 = 0 + 97

Combine like terms: -97 + 97 = 0
0 + -2z + z2 = 0 + 97
-2z + z2 = 0 + 97

Combine like terms: 0 + 97 = 97
-2z + z2 = 97

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

Add '1' to each side of the equation.
-2z + 1 + z2 = 97 + 1

Reorder the terms:
1 + -2z + z2 = 97 + 1

Combine like terms: 97 + 1 = 98
1 + -2z + z2 = 98

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(z + -1)(z + -1) = 98

Calculate the square root of the right side: 9.899494937

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(z + -1) equal to 9.899494937 and -9.899494937.

Subproblem 1

z + -1 = 9.899494937 Simplifying z + -1 = 9.899494937 Reorder the terms: -1 + z = 9.899494937 Solving -1 + z = 9.899494937 Solving for variable 'z'. Move all terms containing z to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1' to each side of the equation. -1 + 1 + z = 9.899494937 + 1 Combine like terms: -1 + 1 = 0 0 + z = 9.899494937 + 1 z = 9.899494937 + 1 Combine like terms: 9.899494937 + 1 = 10.899494937 z = 10.899494937 Simplifying z = 10.899494937

Subproblem 2

z + -1 = -9.899494937 Simplifying z + -1 = -9.899494937 Reorder the terms: -1 + z = -9.899494937 Solving -1 + z = -9.899494937 Solving for variable 'z'. Move all terms containing z to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1' to each side of the equation. -1 + 1 + z = -9.899494937 + 1 Combine like terms: -1 + 1 = 0 0 + z = -9.899494937 + 1 z = -9.899494937 + 1 Combine like terms: -9.899494937 + 1 = -8.899494937 z = -8.899494937 Simplifying z = -8.899494937

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. z = {10.899494937, -8.899494937}

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