-1.2x^2+x=-25

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Solution for -1.2x^2+x=-25 equation:


Simplifying
-1.2x2 + x = -25

Reorder the terms:
x + -1.2x2 = -25

Solving
x + -1.2x2 = -25

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
25 + x + -1.2x2 = -25 + 25

Combine like terms: -25 + 25 = 0
25 + x + -1.2x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
-1.2 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '-1.2'.
-20.83333333 + -0.8333333333x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '20.83333333' to each side of the equation.
-20.83333333 + -0.8333333333x + 20.83333333 + x2 = 0 + 20.83333333

Reorder the terms:
-20.83333333 + 20.83333333 + -0.8333333333x + x2 = 0 + 20.83333333

Combine like terms: -20.83333333 + 20.83333333 = 0.00000000
0.00000000 + -0.8333333333x + x2 = 0 + 20.83333333
-0.8333333333x + x2 = 0 + 20.83333333

Combine like terms: 0 + 20.83333333 = 20.83333333
-0.8333333333x + x2 = 20.83333333

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.
-0.8333333333x + 0.25 + x2 = 20.83333333 + 0.25

Reorder the terms:
0.25 + -0.8333333333x + x2 = 20.83333333 + 0.25

Combine like terms: 20.83333333 + 0.25 = 21.08333333
0.25 + -0.8333333333x + x2 = 21.08333333

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.5)(x + 0.5) = 21.08333333

Calculate the square root of the right side: 4.591659104

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.5) equal to 4.591659104 and -4.591659104.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.5 = 4.591659104 Simplifying x + 0.5 = 4.591659104 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + x = 4.591659104 Solving 0.5 + x = 4.591659104 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 = 4.591659104 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 4.591659104 + -0.5 x = 4.591659104 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 4.591659104 + -0.5 = 4.091659104 x = 4.091659104 Simplifying x = 4.091659104

Subproblem 2

x + 0.5 = -4.591659104 Simplifying x + 0.5 = -4.591659104 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + x = -4.591659104 Solving 0.5 + x = -4.591659104 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 = -4.591659104 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -4.591659104 + -0.5 x = -4.591659104 + -0.5 Combine like terms: -4.591659104 + -0.5 = -5.091659104 x = -5.091659104 Simplifying x = -5.091659104

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {4.091659104, -5.091659104}

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