-7x-4x^2=-1

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Solution for -7x-4x^2=-1 equation:


Simplifying
-7x + -4x2 = -1

Solving
-7x + -4x2 = -1

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
1 + -7x + -4x2 = -1 + 1

Combine like terms: -1 + 1 = 0
1 + -7x + -4x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
-4 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '-4'.
-0.25 + 1.75x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '0.25' to each side of the equation.
-0.25 + 1.75x + 0.25 + x2 = 0 + 0.25

Reorder the terms:
-0.25 + 0.25 + 1.75x + x2 = 0 + 0.25

Combine like terms: -0.25 + 0.25 = 0.00
0.00 + 1.75x + x2 = 0 + 0.25
1.75x + x2 = 0 + 0.25

Combine like terms: 0 + 0.25 = 0.25
1.75x + x2 = 0.25

The x term is 1.75x.  Take half its coefficient (0.875).
Square it (0.765625) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.765625' to each side of the equation.
1.75x + 0.765625 + x2 = 0.25 + 0.765625

Reorder the terms:
0.765625 + 1.75x + x2 = 0.25 + 0.765625

Combine like terms: 0.25 + 0.765625 = 1.015625
0.765625 + 1.75x + x2 = 1.015625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.875)(x + 0.875) = 1.015625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 1.007782219

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.875) equal to 1.007782219 and -1.007782219.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.875 = 1.007782219 Simplifying x + 0.875 = 1.007782219 Reorder the terms: 0.875 + x = 1.007782219 Solving 0.875 + x = 1.007782219 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.875' to each side of the equation. 0.875 + -0.875 + x = 1.007782219 + -0.875 Combine like terms: 0.875 + -0.875 = 0.000 0.000 + x = 1.007782219 + -0.875 x = 1.007782219 + -0.875 Combine like terms: 1.007782219 + -0.875 = 0.132782219 x = 0.132782219 Simplifying x = 0.132782219

Subproblem 2

x + 0.875 = -1.007782219 Simplifying x + 0.875 = -1.007782219 Reorder the terms: 0.875 + x = -1.007782219 Solving 0.875 + x = -1.007782219 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.875' to each side of the equation. 0.875 + -0.875 + x = -1.007782219 + -0.875 Combine like terms: 0.875 + -0.875 = 0.000 0.000 + x = -1.007782219 + -0.875 x = -1.007782219 + -0.875 Combine like terms: -1.007782219 + -0.875 = -1.882782219 x = -1.882782219 Simplifying x = -1.882782219

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {0.132782219, -1.882782219}

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