.4x^2-x-5=5

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Solution for .4x^2-x-5=5 equation:


Simplifying
0.4x2 + -1x + -5 = 5

Reorder the terms:
-5 + -1x + 0.4x2 = 5

Solving
-5 + -1x + 0.4x2 = 5

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-5 + -5 + -1x + 0.4x2 = 5 + -5

Combine like terms: -5 + -5 = -10
-10 + -1x + 0.4x2 = 5 + -5

Combine like terms: 5 + -5 = 0
-10 + -1x + 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'.
-25 + -2.5x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '25' to each side of the equation.
-25 + -2.5x + 25 + x2 = 0 + 25

Reorder the terms:
-25 + 25 + -2.5x + x2 = 0 + 25

Combine like terms: -25 + 25 = 0
0 + -2.5x + x2 = 0 + 25
-2.5x + x2 = 0 + 25

Combine like terms: 0 + 25 = 25
-2.5x + x2 = 25

The x term is -2.5x.  Take half its coefficient (-1.25).
Square it (1.5625) and add it to both sides.

Add '1.5625' to each side of the equation.
-2.5x + 1.5625 + x2 = 25 + 1.5625

Reorder the terms:
1.5625 + -2.5x + x2 = 25 + 1.5625

Combine like terms: 25 + 1.5625 = 26.5625
1.5625 + -2.5x + x2 = 26.5625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -1.25)(x + -1.25) = 26.5625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 5.153882032

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -1.25) equal to 5.153882032 and -5.153882032.

Subproblem 1

x + -1.25 = 5.153882032 Simplifying x + -1.25 = 5.153882032 Reorder the terms: -1.25 + x = 5.153882032 Solving -1.25 + x = 5.153882032 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.25' to each side of the equation. -1.25 + 1.25 + x = 5.153882032 + 1.25 Combine like terms: -1.25 + 1.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = 5.153882032 + 1.25 x = 5.153882032 + 1.25 Combine like terms: 5.153882032 + 1.25 = 6.403882032 x = 6.403882032 Simplifying x = 6.403882032

Subproblem 2

x + -1.25 = -5.153882032 Simplifying x + -1.25 = -5.153882032 Reorder the terms: -1.25 + x = -5.153882032 Solving -1.25 + x = -5.153882032 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.25' to each side of the equation. -1.25 + 1.25 + x = -5.153882032 + 1.25 Combine like terms: -1.25 + 1.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = -5.153882032 + 1.25 x = -5.153882032 + 1.25 Combine like terms: -5.153882032 + 1.25 = -3.903882032 x = -3.903882032 Simplifying x = -3.903882032

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {6.403882032, -3.903882032}

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