x(2x-5)=85

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Solution for x(2x-5)=85 equation:


Simplifying
x(2x + -5) = 85

Reorder the terms:
x(-5 + 2x) = 85
(-5 * x + 2x * x) = 85
(-5x + 2x2) = 85

Solving
-5x + 2x2 = 85

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-85 + -5x + 2x2 = 85 + -85

Combine like terms: 85 + -85 = 0
-85 + -5x + 2x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '2'.
-42.5 + -2.5x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '42.5' to each side of the equation.
-42.5 + -2.5x + 42.5 + x2 = 0 + 42.5

Reorder the terms:
-42.5 + 42.5 + -2.5x + x2 = 0 + 42.5

Combine like terms: -42.5 + 42.5 = 0.0
0.0 + -2.5x + x2 = 0 + 42.5
-2.5x + x2 = 0 + 42.5

Combine like terms: 0 + 42.5 = 42.5
-2.5x + x2 = 42.5

The x term is -2.5x.  Take half its coefficient (-1.25).
Square it (1.5625) and add it to both sides.

Add '1.5625' to each side of the equation.
-2.5x + 1.5625 + x2 = 42.5 + 1.5625

Reorder the terms:
1.5625 + -2.5x + x2 = 42.5 + 1.5625

Combine like terms: 42.5 + 1.5625 = 44.0625
1.5625 + -2.5x + x2 = 44.0625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -1.25)(x + -1.25) = 44.0625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 6.637959024

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -1.25) equal to 6.637959024 and -6.637959024.

Subproblem 1

x + -1.25 = 6.637959024 Simplifying x + -1.25 = 6.637959024 Reorder the terms: -1.25 + x = 6.637959024 Solving -1.25 + x = 6.637959024 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.25' to each side of the equation. -1.25 + 1.25 + x = 6.637959024 + 1.25 Combine like terms: -1.25 + 1.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = 6.637959024 + 1.25 x = 6.637959024 + 1.25 Combine like terms: 6.637959024 + 1.25 = 7.887959024 x = 7.887959024 Simplifying x = 7.887959024

Subproblem 2

x + -1.25 = -6.637959024 Simplifying x + -1.25 = -6.637959024 Reorder the terms: -1.25 + x = -6.637959024 Solving -1.25 + x = -6.637959024 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.25' to each side of the equation. -1.25 + 1.25 + x = -6.637959024 + 1.25 Combine like terms: -1.25 + 1.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = -6.637959024 + 1.25 x = -6.637959024 + 1.25 Combine like terms: -6.637959024 + 1.25 = -5.387959024 x = -5.387959024 Simplifying x = -5.387959024

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {7.887959024, -5.387959024}

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