.4x^2-20x=-218

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Solution for .4x^2-20x=-218 equation:


Simplifying
0.4x2 + -20x = -218

Reorder the terms:
-20x + 0.4x2 = -218

Solving
-20x + 0.4x2 = -218

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
218 + -20x + 0.4x2 = -218 + 218

Combine like terms: -218 + 218 = 0
218 + -20x + 0.4x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '0.4'.
545 + -50x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-545' to each side of the equation.
545 + -50x + -545 + x2 = 0 + -545

Reorder the terms:
545 + -545 + -50x + x2 = 0 + -545

Combine like terms: 545 + -545 = 0
0 + -50x + x2 = 0 + -545
-50x + x2 = 0 + -545

Combine like terms: 0 + -545 = -545
-50x + x2 = -545

The x term is -50x.  Take half its coefficient (-25).
Square it (625) and add it to both sides.

Add '625' to each side of the equation.
-50x + 625 + x2 = -545 + 625

Reorder the terms:
625 + -50x + x2 = -545 + 625

Combine like terms: -545 + 625 = 80
625 + -50x + x2 = 80

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -25)(x + -25) = 80

Calculate the square root of the right side: 8.94427191

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -25) equal to 8.94427191 and -8.94427191.

Subproblem 1

x + -25 = 8.94427191 Simplifying x + -25 = 8.94427191 Reorder the terms: -25 + x = 8.94427191 Solving -25 + x = 8.94427191 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '25' to each side of the equation. -25 + 25 + x = 8.94427191 + 25 Combine like terms: -25 + 25 = 0 0 + x = 8.94427191 + 25 x = 8.94427191 + 25 Combine like terms: 8.94427191 + 25 = 33.94427191 x = 33.94427191 Simplifying x = 33.94427191

Subproblem 2

x + -25 = -8.94427191 Simplifying x + -25 = -8.94427191 Reorder the terms: -25 + x = -8.94427191 Solving -25 + x = -8.94427191 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '25' to each side of the equation. -25 + 25 + x = -8.94427191 + 25 Combine like terms: -25 + 25 = 0 0 + x = -8.94427191 + 25 x = -8.94427191 + 25 Combine like terms: -8.94427191 + 25 = 16.05572809 x = 16.05572809 Simplifying x = 16.05572809

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {33.94427191, 16.05572809}

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