-1.4x^2+1.2x+0.2=0

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Solution for -1.4x^2+1.2x+0.2=0 equation:


Simplifying
-1.4x2 + 1.2x + 0.2 = 0

Reorder the terms:
0.2 + 1.2x + -1.4x2 = 0

Solving
0.2 + 1.2x + -1.4x2 = 0

Solving for variable 'x'.

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
-1.4 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '-1.4'.
-0.1428571429 + -0.8571428571x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '0.1428571429' to each side of the equation.
-0.1428571429 + -0.8571428571x + 0.1428571429 + x2 = 0 + 0.1428571429

Reorder the terms:
-0.1428571429 + 0.1428571429 + -0.8571428571x + x2 = 0 + 0.1428571429

Combine like terms: -0.1428571429 + 0.1428571429 = 0.0000000000
0.0000000000 + -0.8571428571x + x2 = 0 + 0.1428571429
-0.8571428571x + x2 = 0 + 0.1428571429

Combine like terms: 0 + 0.1428571429 = 0.1428571429
-0.8571428571x + x2 = 0.1428571429

The x term is -0.8571428571x.  Take half its coefficient (-0.4285714286).
Square it (0.1836734694) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.1836734694' to each side of the equation.
-0.8571428571x + 0.1836734694 + x2 = 0.1428571429 + 0.1836734694

Reorder the terms:
0.1836734694 + -0.8571428571x + x2 = 0.1428571429 + 0.1836734694

Combine like terms: 0.1428571429 + 0.1836734694 = 0.3265306123
0.1836734694 + -0.8571428571x + x2 = 0.3265306123

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -0.4285714286)(x + -0.4285714286) = 0.3265306123

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.571428571

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -0.4285714286) equal to 0.571428571 and -0.571428571.

Subproblem 1

x + -0.4285714286 = 0.571428571 Simplifying x + -0.4285714286 = 0.571428571 Reorder the terms: -0.4285714286 + x = 0.571428571 Solving -0.4285714286 + x = 0.571428571 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.4285714286' to each side of the equation. -0.4285714286 + 0.4285714286 + x = 0.571428571 + 0.4285714286 Combine like terms: -0.4285714286 + 0.4285714286 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = 0.571428571 + 0.4285714286 x = 0.571428571 + 0.4285714286 Combine like terms: 0.571428571 + 0.4285714286 = 0.9999999996 x = 0.9999999996 Simplifying x = 0.9999999996

Subproblem 2

x + -0.4285714286 = -0.571428571 Simplifying x + -0.4285714286 = -0.571428571 Reorder the terms: -0.4285714286 + x = -0.571428571 Solving -0.4285714286 + x = -0.571428571 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.4285714286' to each side of the equation. -0.4285714286 + 0.4285714286 + x = -0.571428571 + 0.4285714286 Combine like terms: -0.4285714286 + 0.4285714286 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = -0.571428571 + 0.4285714286 x = -0.571428571 + 0.4285714286 Combine like terms: -0.571428571 + 0.4285714286 = -0.1428571424 x = -0.1428571424 Simplifying x = -0.1428571424

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {0.9999999996, -0.1428571424}

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