-12x+3.75x^2=-9

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Solution for -12x+3.75x^2=-9 equation:


Simplifying
-12x + 3.75x2 = -9

Solving
-12x + 3.75x2 = -9

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
9 + -12x + 3.75x2 = -9 + 9

Combine like terms: -9 + 9 = 0
9 + -12x + 3.75x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '3.75'.
2.4 + -3.2x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-2.4' to each side of the equation.
2.4 + -3.2x + -2.4 + x2 = 0 + -2.4

Reorder the terms:
2.4 + -2.4 + -3.2x + x2 = 0 + -2.4

Combine like terms: 2.4 + -2.4 = 0.0
0.0 + -3.2x + x2 = 0 + -2.4
-3.2x + x2 = 0 + -2.4

Combine like terms: 0 + -2.4 = -2.4
-3.2x + x2 = -2.4

The x term is -3.2x.  Take half its coefficient (-1.6).
Square it (2.56) and add it to both sides.

Add '2.56' to each side of the equation.
-3.2x + 2.56 + x2 = -2.4 + 2.56

Reorder the terms:
2.56 + -3.2x + x2 = -2.4 + 2.56

Combine like terms: -2.4 + 2.56 = 0.16
2.56 + -3.2x + x2 = 0.16

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -1.6)(x + -1.6) = 0.16

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.4

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -1.6) equal to 0.4 and -0.4.

Subproblem 1

x + -1.6 = 0.4 Simplifying x + -1.6 = 0.4 Reorder the terms: -1.6 + x = 0.4 Solving -1.6 + x = 0.4 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.6' to each side of the equation. -1.6 + 1.6 + x = 0.4 + 1.6 Combine like terms: -1.6 + 1.6 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 0.4 + 1.6 x = 0.4 + 1.6 Combine like terms: 0.4 + 1.6 = 2 x = 2 Simplifying x = 2

Subproblem 2

x + -1.6 = -0.4 Simplifying x + -1.6 = -0.4 Reorder the terms: -1.6 + x = -0.4 Solving -1.6 + x = -0.4 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.6' to each side of the equation. -1.6 + 1.6 + x = -0.4 + 1.6 Combine like terms: -1.6 + 1.6 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -0.4 + 1.6 x = -0.4 + 1.6 Combine like terms: -0.4 + 1.6 = 1.2 x = 1.2 Simplifying x = 1.2

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {2, 1.2}

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