[tex]\text{Solve the equation:}\\\\2x^2-11=87\\\\\text{Add 11 to both sides}\\\\2x^2=98\\\\\text{Divide both sides by 2}\\\\x^2=49\\\\\text{Square root:}\\\\x=\pm\sqrt49\\\\\text{This means that the answer could be 7 or -7}\\\\\boxed{\text{x=7 or x= -7}}[/tex]
