-2.8x^2+3.1x=-0.5

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Solution for -2.8x^2+3.1x=-0.5 equation:


Simplifying
-2.8x2 + 3.1x = -0.5

Reorder the terms:
3.1x + -2.8x2 = -0.5

Solving
3.1x + -2.8x2 = -0.5

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
0.5 + 3.1x + -2.8x2 = -0.5 + 0.5

Combine like terms: -0.5 + 0.5 = 0.0
0.5 + 3.1x + -2.8x2 = 0.0

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
-2.8 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '-2.8'.
-0.1785714286 + -1.107142857x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '0.1785714286' to each side of the equation.
-0.1785714286 + -1.107142857x + 0.1785714286 + x2 = 0 + 0.1785714286

Reorder the terms:
-0.1785714286 + 0.1785714286 + -1.107142857x + x2 = 0 + 0.1785714286

Combine like terms: -0.1785714286 + 0.1785714286 = 0.0000000000
0.0000000000 + -1.107142857x + x2 = 0 + 0.1785714286
-1.107142857x + x2 = 0 + 0.1785714286

Combine like terms: 0 + 0.1785714286 = 0.1785714286
-1.107142857x + x2 = 0.1785714286

The x term is -1.107142857x.  Take half its coefficient (-0.5535714285).
Square it (0.3064413265) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.3064413265' to each side of the equation.
-1.107142857x + 0.3064413265 + x2 = 0.1785714286 + 0.3064413265

Reorder the terms:
0.3064413265 + -1.107142857x + x2 = 0.1785714286 + 0.3064413265

Combine like terms: 0.1785714286 + 0.3064413265 = 0.4850127551
0.3064413265 + -1.107142857x + x2 = 0.4850127551

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -0.5535714285)(x + -0.5535714285) = 0.4850127551

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.696428571

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -0.5535714285) equal to 0.696428571 and -0.696428571.

Subproblem 1

x + -0.5535714285 = 0.696428571 Simplifying x + -0.5535714285 = 0.696428571 Reorder the terms: -0.5535714285 + x = 0.696428571 Solving -0.5535714285 + x = 0.696428571 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.5535714285' to each side of the equation. -0.5535714285 + 0.5535714285 + x = 0.696428571 + 0.5535714285 Combine like terms: -0.5535714285 + 0.5535714285 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = 0.696428571 + 0.5535714285 x = 0.696428571 + 0.5535714285 Combine like terms: 0.696428571 + 0.5535714285 = 1.2499999995 x = 1.2499999995 Simplifying x = 1.2499999995

Subproblem 2

x + -0.5535714285 = -0.696428571 Simplifying x + -0.5535714285 = -0.696428571 Reorder the terms: -0.5535714285 + x = -0.696428571 Solving -0.5535714285 + x = -0.696428571 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.5535714285' to each side of the equation. -0.5535714285 + 0.5535714285 + x = -0.696428571 + 0.5535714285 Combine like terms: -0.5535714285 + 0.5535714285 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = -0.696428571 + 0.5535714285 x = -0.696428571 + 0.5535714285 Combine like terms: -0.696428571 + 0.5535714285 = -0.1428571425 x = -0.1428571425 Simplifying x = -0.1428571425

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {1.2499999995, -0.1428571425}

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