-16x^2+80x+240=0

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Solution for -16x^2+80x+240=0 equation: 


Simplifying
-16x2 + 80x + 240 = 0

Reorder the terms:
240 + 80x + -16x2 = 0

Solving
240 + 80x + -16x2 = 0

Solving for variable 'x'.

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF), '16'.
16(15 + 5x + -1x2) = 0

Ignore the factor 16.

Subproblem 1
Set the factor '(15 + 5x + -1x2)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
15 + 5x + -1x2 = 0

Solving
15 + 5x + -1x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
-1 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '-1'.
-15 + -5x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '15' to each side of the equation.
-15 + -5x + 15 + x2 = 0 + 15

Reorder the terms:
-15 + 15 + -5x + x2 = 0 + 15

Combine like terms: -15 + 15 = 0
0 + -5x + x2 = 0 + 15
-5x + x2 = 0 + 15

Combine like terms: 0 + 15 = 15
-5x + x2 = 15

The x term is -5x.  Take half its coefficient (-2.5).
Square it (6.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '6.25' to each side of the equation.
-5x + 6.25 + x2 = 15 + 6.25

Reorder the terms:
6.25 + -5x + x2 = 15 + 6.25

Combine like terms: 15 + 6.25 = 21.25
6.25 + -5x + x2 = 21.25

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -2.5)(x + -2.5) = 21.25

Calculate the square root of the right side: 4.609772229

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -2.5) equal to 4.609772229 and -4.609772229.


Subproblem 1
x + -2.5 = 4.609772229

Simplifying
x + -2.5 = 4.609772229

Reorder the terms:
-2.5 + x = 4.609772229

Solving
-2.5 + x = 4.609772229

Solving for variable 'x'.

Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.

Add '2.5' to each side of the equation.
-2.5 + 2.5 + x = 4.609772229 + 2.5

Combine like terms: -2.5 + 2.5 = 0.0
0.0 + x = 4.609772229 + 2.5
x = 4.609772229 + 2.5

Combine like terms: 4.609772229 + 2.5 = 7.109772229
x = 7.109772229

Simplifying
x = 7.109772229


Subproblem 2
x + -2.5 = -4.609772229

Simplifying
x + -2.5 = -4.609772229

Reorder the terms:
-2.5 + x = -4.609772229

Solving
-2.5 + x = -4.609772229

Solving for variable 'x'.

Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.

Add '2.5' to each side of the equation.
-2.5 + 2.5 + x = -4.609772229 + 2.5

Combine like terms: -2.5 + 2.5 = 0.0
0.0 + x = -4.609772229 + 2.5
x = -4.609772229 + 2.5

Combine like terms: -4.609772229 + 2.5 = -2.109772229
x = -2.109772229

Simplifying
x = -2.109772229


Solution
The solution to the problem is based on the solutions
from the subproblems.
x = {7.109772229, -2.109772229}
Solution
x = {7.109772229, -2.109772229}

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