-10x^2+2.5x+5=-1

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Solution for -10x^2+2.5x+5=-1 equation:


Simplifying
-10x2 + 2.5x + 5 = -1

Reorder the terms:
5 + 2.5x + -10x2 = -1

Solving
5 + 2.5x + -10x2 = -1

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
5 + 1 + 2.5x + -10x2 = -1 + 1

Combine like terms: 5 + 1 = 6
6 + 2.5x + -10x2 = -1 + 1

Combine like terms: -1 + 1 = 0
6 + 2.5x + -10x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
-10 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '-10'.
-0.6 + -0.25x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '0.6' to each side of the equation.
-0.6 + -0.25x + 0.6 + x2 = 0 + 0.6

Reorder the terms:
-0.6 + 0.6 + -0.25x + x2 = 0 + 0.6

Combine like terms: -0.6 + 0.6 = 0.0
0.0 + -0.25x + x2 = 0 + 0.6
-0.25x + x2 = 0 + 0.6

Combine like terms: 0 + 0.6 = 0.6
-0.25x + x2 = 0.6

The x term is -0.25x.  Take half its coefficient (-0.125).
Square it (0.015625) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.015625' to each side of the equation.
-0.25x + 0.015625 + x2 = 0.6 + 0.015625

Reorder the terms:
0.015625 + -0.25x + x2 = 0.6 + 0.015625

Combine like terms: 0.6 + 0.015625 = 0.615625
0.015625 + -0.25x + x2 = 0.615625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -0.125)(x + -0.125) = 0.615625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.784617741

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -0.125) equal to 0.784617741 and -0.784617741.

Subproblem 1

x + -0.125 = 0.784617741 Simplifying x + -0.125 = 0.784617741 Reorder the terms: -0.125 + x = 0.784617741 Solving -0.125 + x = 0.784617741 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.125' to each side of the equation. -0.125 + 0.125 + x = 0.784617741 + 0.125 Combine like terms: -0.125 + 0.125 = 0.000 0.000 + x = 0.784617741 + 0.125 x = 0.784617741 + 0.125 Combine like terms: 0.784617741 + 0.125 = 0.909617741 x = 0.909617741 Simplifying x = 0.909617741

Subproblem 2

x + -0.125 = -0.784617741 Simplifying x + -0.125 = -0.784617741 Reorder the terms: -0.125 + x = -0.784617741 Solving -0.125 + x = -0.784617741 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.125' to each side of the equation. -0.125 + 0.125 + x = -0.784617741 + 0.125 Combine like terms: -0.125 + 0.125 = 0.000 0.000 + x = -0.784617741 + 0.125 x = -0.784617741 + 0.125 Combine like terms: -0.784617741 + 0.125 = -0.659617741 x = -0.659617741 Simplifying x = -0.659617741

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {0.909617741, -0.659617741}

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