-5x^2+18x-2=0

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Solution for -5x^2+18x-2=0 equation:


Simplifying
-5x2 + 18x + -2 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-2 + 18x + -5x2 = 0

Solving
-2 + 18x + -5x2 = 0

Solving for variable 'x'.

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
-5 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '-5'.
0.4 + -3.6x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-0.4' to each side of the equation.
0.4 + -3.6x + -0.4 + x2 = 0 + -0.4

Reorder the terms:
0.4 + -0.4 + -3.6x + x2 = 0 + -0.4

Combine like terms: 0.4 + -0.4 = 0.0
0.0 + -3.6x + x2 = 0 + -0.4
-3.6x + x2 = 0 + -0.4

Combine like terms: 0 + -0.4 = -0.4
-3.6x + x2 = -0.4

The x term is -3.6x.  Take half its coefficient (-1.8).
Square it (3.24) and add it to both sides.

Add '3.24' to each side of the equation.
-3.6x + 3.24 + x2 = -0.4 + 3.24

Reorder the terms:
3.24 + -3.6x + x2 = -0.4 + 3.24

Combine like terms: -0.4 + 3.24 = 2.84
3.24 + -3.6x + x2 = 2.84

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -1.8)(x + -1.8) = 2.84

Calculate the square root of the right side: 1.685229955

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -1.8) equal to 1.685229955 and -1.685229955.

Subproblem 1

x + -1.8 = 1.685229955 Simplifying x + -1.8 = 1.685229955 Reorder the terms: -1.8 + x = 1.685229955 Solving -1.8 + x = 1.685229955 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.8' to each side of the equation. -1.8 + 1.8 + x = 1.685229955 + 1.8 Combine like terms: -1.8 + 1.8 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 1.685229955 + 1.8 x = 1.685229955 + 1.8 Combine like terms: 1.685229955 + 1.8 = 3.485229955 x = 3.485229955 Simplifying x = 3.485229955

Subproblem 2

x + -1.8 = -1.685229955 Simplifying x + -1.8 = -1.685229955 Reorder the terms: -1.8 + x = -1.685229955 Solving -1.8 + x = -1.685229955 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.8' to each side of the equation. -1.8 + 1.8 + x = -1.685229955 + 1.8 Combine like terms: -1.8 + 1.8 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -1.685229955 + 1.8 x = -1.685229955 + 1.8 Combine like terms: -1.685229955 + 1.8 = 0.114770045 x = 0.114770045 Simplifying x = 0.114770045

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {3.485229955, 0.114770045}

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