(15-0.5p)(p-2)=10

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Solution for (15-0.5p)(p-2)=10 equation:


Simplifying
(15 + -0.5p)(p + -2) = 10

Reorder the terms:
(15 + -0.5p)(-2 + p) = 10

Multiply (15 + -0.5p) * (-2 + p)
(15(-2 + p) + -0.5p * (-2 + p)) = 10
((-2 * 15 + p * 15) + -0.5p * (-2 + p)) = 10
((-30 + 15p) + -0.5p * (-2 + p)) = 10
(-30 + 15p + (-2 * -0.5p + p * -0.5p)) = 10
(-30 + 15p + (1p + -0.5p2)) = 10

Combine like terms: 15p + 1p = 16p
(-30 + 16p + -0.5p2) = 10

Solving
-30 + 16p + -0.5p2 = 10

Solving for variable 'p'.

Reorder the terms:
-30 + -10 + 16p + -0.5p2 = 10 + -10

Combine like terms: -30 + -10 = -40
-40 + 16p + -0.5p2 = 10 + -10

Combine like terms: 10 + -10 = 0
-40 + 16p + -0.5p2 = 0

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
-0.5 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '-0.5'.
80 + -32p + p2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-80' to each side of the equation.
80 + -32p + -80 + p2 = 0 + -80

Reorder the terms:
80 + -80 + -32p + p2 = 0 + -80

Combine like terms: 80 + -80 = 0
0 + -32p + p2 = 0 + -80
-32p + p2 = 0 + -80

Combine like terms: 0 + -80 = -80
-32p + p2 = -80

The p term is -32p.  Take half its coefficient (-16).
Square it (256) and add it to both sides.

Add '256' to each side of the equation.
-32p + 256 + p2 = -80 + 256

Reorder the terms:
256 + -32p + p2 = -80 + 256

Combine like terms: -80 + 256 = 176
256 + -32p + p2 = 176

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(p + -16)(p + -16) = 176

Calculate the square root of the right side: 13.266499161

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(p + -16) equal to 13.266499161 and -13.266499161.

Subproblem 1

p + -16 = 13.266499161 Simplifying p + -16 = 13.266499161 Reorder the terms: -16 + p = 13.266499161 Solving -16 + p = 13.266499161 Solving for variable 'p'. Move all terms containing p to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '16' to each side of the equation. -16 + 16 + p = 13.266499161 + 16 Combine like terms: -16 + 16 = 0 0 + p = 13.266499161 + 16 p = 13.266499161 + 16 Combine like terms: 13.266499161 + 16 = 29.266499161 p = 29.266499161 Simplifying p = 29.266499161

Subproblem 2

p + -16 = -13.266499161 Simplifying p + -16 = -13.266499161 Reorder the terms: -16 + p = -13.266499161 Solving -16 + p = -13.266499161 Solving for variable 'p'. Move all terms containing p to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '16' to each side of the equation. -16 + 16 + p = -13.266499161 + 16 Combine like terms: -16 + 16 = 0 0 + p = -13.266499161 + 16 p = -13.266499161 + 16 Combine like terms: -13.266499161 + 16 = 2.733500839 p = 2.733500839 Simplifying p = 2.733500839

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. p = {29.266499161, 2.733500839}

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