-x-2=3x^2-5

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Solution for -x-2=3x^2-5 equation:


Simplifying
-1x + -2 = 3x2 + -5

Reorder the terms:
-2 + -1x = 3x2 + -5

Reorder the terms:
-2 + -1x = -5 + 3x2

Solving
-2 + -1x = -5 + 3x2

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-2 + 5 + -1x + -3x2 = -5 + 3x2 + 5 + -3x2

Combine like terms: -2 + 5 = 3
3 + -1x + -3x2 = -5 + 3x2 + 5 + -3x2

Reorder the terms:
3 + -1x + -3x2 = -5 + 5 + 3x2 + -3x2

Combine like terms: -5 + 5 = 0
3 + -1x + -3x2 = 0 + 3x2 + -3x2
3 + -1x + -3x2 = 3x2 + -3x2

Combine like terms: 3x2 + -3x2 = 0
3 + -1x + -3x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
-3 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '-3'.
-1 + 0.3333333333x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '1' to each side of the equation.
-1 + 0.3333333333x + 1 + x2 = 0 + 1

Reorder the terms:
-1 + 1 + 0.3333333333x + x2 = 0 + 1

Combine like terms: -1 + 1 = 0
0 + 0.3333333333x + x2 = 0 + 1
0.3333333333x + x2 = 0 + 1

Combine like terms: 0 + 1 = 1
0.3333333333x + x2 = 1

The x term is 0.3333333333x.  Take half its coefficient (0.1666666667).
Square it (0.02777777779) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.02777777779' to each side of the equation.
0.3333333333x + 0.02777777779 + x2 = 1 + 0.02777777779

Reorder the terms:
0.02777777779 + 0.3333333333x + x2 = 1 + 0.02777777779

Combine like terms: 1 + 0.02777777779 = 1.02777777779
0.02777777779 + 0.3333333333x + x2 = 1.02777777779

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.1666666667)(x + 0.1666666667) = 1.02777777779

Calculate the square root of the right side: 1.013793755

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.1666666667) equal to 1.013793755 and -1.013793755.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.1666666667 = 1.013793755 Simplifying x + 0.1666666667 = 1.013793755 Reorder the terms: 0.1666666667 + x = 1.013793755 Solving 0.1666666667 + x = 1.013793755 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.1666666667' to each side of the equation. 0.1666666667 + -0.1666666667 + x = 1.013793755 + -0.1666666667 Combine like terms: 0.1666666667 + -0.1666666667 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = 1.013793755 + -0.1666666667 x = 1.013793755 + -0.1666666667 Combine like terms: 1.013793755 + -0.1666666667 = 0.8471270883 x = 0.8471270883 Simplifying x = 0.8471270883

Subproblem 2

x + 0.1666666667 = -1.013793755 Simplifying x + 0.1666666667 = -1.013793755 Reorder the terms: 0.1666666667 + x = -1.013793755 Solving 0.1666666667 + x = -1.013793755 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.1666666667' to each side of the equation. 0.1666666667 + -0.1666666667 + x = -1.013793755 + -0.1666666667 Combine like terms: 0.1666666667 + -0.1666666667 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = -1.013793755 + -0.1666666667 x = -1.013793755 + -0.1666666667 Combine like terms: -1.013793755 + -0.1666666667 = -1.1804604217 x = -1.1804604217 Simplifying x = -1.1804604217

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {0.8471270883, -1.1804604217}

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