-0.5=-0.025x^2+x

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Solution for -0.5=-0.025x^2+x equation:


Simplifying
-0.5 = -0.025x2 + x

Reorder the terms:
-0.5 = x + -0.025x2

Solving
-0.5 = x + -0.025x2

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-0.5 + -1x + 0.025x2 = x + -1x + -0.025x2 + 0.025x2

Combine like terms: x + -1x = 0
-0.5 + -1x + 0.025x2 = 0 + -0.025x2 + 0.025x2
-0.5 + -1x + 0.025x2 = -0.025x2 + 0.025x2

Combine like terms: -0.025x2 + 0.025x2 = 0.000
-0.5 + -1x + 0.025x2 = 0.000

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

Divide each side by '0.025'.
-20 + -40x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '20' to each side of the equation.
-20 + -40x + 20 + x2 = 0 + 20

Reorder the terms:
-20 + 20 + -40x + x2 = 0 + 20

Combine like terms: -20 + 20 = 0
0 + -40x + x2 = 0 + 20
-40x + x2 = 0 + 20

Combine like terms: 0 + 20 = 20
-40x + x2 = 20

The x term is -40x.  Take half its coefficient (-20).
Square it (400) and add it to both sides.

Add '400' to each side of the equation.
-40x + 400 + x2 = 20 + 400

Reorder the terms:
400 + -40x + x2 = 20 + 400

Combine like terms: 20 + 400 = 420
400 + -40x + x2 = 420

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -20)(x + -20) = 420

Calculate the square root of the right side: 20.493901532

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -20) equal to 20.493901532 and -20.493901532.

Subproblem 1

x + -20 = 20.493901532 Simplifying x + -20 = 20.493901532 Reorder the terms: -20 + x = 20.493901532 Solving -20 + x = 20.493901532 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '20' to each side of the equation. -20 + 20 + x = 20.493901532 + 20 Combine like terms: -20 + 20 = 0 0 + x = 20.493901532 + 20 x = 20.493901532 + 20 Combine like terms: 20.493901532 + 20 = 40.493901532 x = 40.493901532 Simplifying x = 40.493901532

Subproblem 2

x + -20 = -20.493901532 Simplifying x + -20 = -20.493901532 Reorder the terms: -20 + x = -20.493901532 Solving -20 + x = -20.493901532 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '20' to each side of the equation. -20 + 20 + x = -20.493901532 + 20 Combine like terms: -20 + 20 = 0 0 + x = -20.493901532 + 20 x = -20.493901532 + 20 Combine like terms: -20.493901532 + 20 = -0.493901532 x = -0.493901532 Simplifying x = -0.493901532

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {40.493901532, -0.493901532}

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