2x(x)+2x=31.5

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Solution for 2x(x)+2x=31.5 equation:


Simplifying
2x(x) + 2x = 31.5

Multiply x * x
2x2 + 2x = 31.5

Reorder the terms:
2x + 2x2 = 31.5

Solving
2x + 2x2 = 31.5

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-31.5 + 2x + 2x2 = 31.5 + -31.5

Combine like terms: 31.5 + -31.5 = 0.0
-31.5 + 2x + 2x2 = 0.0

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

Divide each side by '2'.
-15.75 + x + x2 = 0.0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '15.75' to each side of the equation.
-15.75 + x + 15.75 + x2 = 0.0 + 15.75

Reorder the terms:
-15.75 + 15.75 + x + x2 = 0.0 + 15.75

Combine like terms: -15.75 + 15.75 = 0.00
0.00 + x + x2 = 0.0 + 15.75
x + x2 = 0.0 + 15.75

Combine like terms: 0.0 + 15.75 = 15.75
x + x2 = 15.75

The x term is x.  Take half its coefficient (0.5).
Square it (0.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.25' to each side of the equation.
 + 0.25 + x2 = 15.75 + 0.25

Combine like terms:  + 0.25 = 1.25
1.25 + x2 = 15.75 + 0.25

Combine like terms: 15.75 + 0.25 = 16
1.25 + x2 = 16

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.5)(x + 0.5) = 16

Calculate the square root of the right side: 4

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.5) equal to 4 and -4.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.5 = 4 Simplifying x + 0.5 = 4 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + x = 4 Solving 0.5 + x = 4 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.5' to each side of the equation. 0.5 + -0.5 + x = 4 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 4 + -0.5 x = 4 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 4 + -0.5 = 3.5 x = 3.5 Simplifying x = 3.5

Subproblem 2

x + 0.5 = -4 Simplifying x + 0.5 = -4 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + x = -4 Solving 0.5 + x = -4 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.5' to each side of the equation. 0.5 + -0.5 + x = -4 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -4 + -0.5 x = -4 + -0.5 Combine like terms: -4 + -0.5 = -4.5 x = -4.5 Simplifying x = -4.5

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {3.5, -4.5}

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