2m2+5m=42

Solution for 2m2+5m=42 equation:

2m^2+5m=42

We move all terms to the left:

2m^2+5m-(42)=0

a = 2; b = 5; c = -42;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 52-4·2·(-42)
Δ = 361
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$m_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$m_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{361}=19$
$m_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(5)-19}{2*2}=\frac{-24}{4}
=-6
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$m_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(5)+19}{2*2}=\frac{14}{4}
=3+1/2
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