0.5x(5-7x)=8-(4x+6)

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Solution for 0.5x(5-7x)=8-(4x+6) equation:


Simplifying
0.5x(5 + -7x) = 8 + -1(4x + 6)
(5 * 0.5x + -7x * 0.5x) = 8 + -1(4x + 6)
(2.5x + -3.5x2) = 8 + -1(4x + 6)

Reorder the terms:
2.5x + -3.5x2 = 8 + -1(6 + 4x)
2.5x + -3.5x2 = 8 + (6 * -1 + 4x * -1)
2.5x + -3.5x2 = 8 + (-6 + -4x)

Combine like terms: 8 + -6 = 2
2.5x + -3.5x2 = 2 + -4x

Solving
2.5x + -3.5x2 = 2 + -4x

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-2 + 2.5x + 4x + -3.5x2 = 2 + -4x + -2 + 4x

Combine like terms: 2.5x + 4x = 6.5x
-2 + 6.5x + -3.5x2 = 2 + -4x + -2 + 4x

Reorder the terms:
-2 + 6.5x + -3.5x2 = 2 + -2 + -4x + 4x

Combine like terms: 2 + -2 = 0
-2 + 6.5x + -3.5x2 = 0 + -4x + 4x
-2 + 6.5x + -3.5x2 = -4x + 4x

Combine like terms: -4x + 4x = 0
-2 + 6.5x + -3.5x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
-3.5 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '-3.5'.
0.5714285714 + -1.857142857x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-0.5714285714' to each side of the equation.
0.5714285714 + -1.857142857x + -0.5714285714 + x2 = 0 + -0.5714285714

Reorder the terms:
0.5714285714 + -0.5714285714 + -1.857142857x + x2 = 0 + -0.5714285714

Combine like terms: 0.5714285714 + -0.5714285714 = 0.0000000000
0.0000000000 + -1.857142857x + x2 = 0 + -0.5714285714
-1.857142857x + x2 = 0 + -0.5714285714

Combine like terms: 0 + -0.5714285714 = -0.5714285714
-1.857142857x + x2 = -0.5714285714

The x term is -1.857142857x.  Take half its coefficient (-0.9285714285).
Square it (0.8622448978) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.8622448978' to each side of the equation.
-1.857142857x + 0.8622448978 + x2 = -0.5714285714 + 0.8622448978

Reorder the terms:
0.8622448978 + -1.857142857x + x2 = -0.5714285714 + 0.8622448978

Combine like terms: -0.5714285714 + 0.8622448978 = 0.2908163264
0.8622448978 + -1.857142857x + x2 = 0.2908163264

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -0.9285714285)(x + -0.9285714285) = 0.2908163264

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.539273888

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -0.9285714285) equal to 0.539273888 and -0.539273888.

Subproblem 1

x + -0.9285714285 = 0.539273888 Simplifying x + -0.9285714285 = 0.539273888 Reorder the terms: -0.9285714285 + x = 0.539273888 Solving -0.9285714285 + x = 0.539273888 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.9285714285' to each side of the equation. -0.9285714285 + 0.9285714285 + x = 0.539273888 + 0.9285714285 Combine like terms: -0.9285714285 + 0.9285714285 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = 0.539273888 + 0.9285714285 x = 0.539273888 + 0.9285714285 Combine like terms: 0.539273888 + 0.9285714285 = 1.4678453165 x = 1.4678453165 Simplifying x = 1.4678453165

Subproblem 2

x + -0.9285714285 = -0.539273888 Simplifying x + -0.9285714285 = -0.539273888 Reorder the terms: -0.9285714285 + x = -0.539273888 Solving -0.9285714285 + x = -0.539273888 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.9285714285' to each side of the equation. -0.9285714285 + 0.9285714285 + x = -0.539273888 + 0.9285714285 Combine like terms: -0.9285714285 + 0.9285714285 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = -0.539273888 + 0.9285714285 x = -0.539273888 + 0.9285714285 Combine like terms: -0.539273888 + 0.9285714285 = 0.3892975405 x = 0.3892975405 Simplifying x = 0.3892975405

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {1.4678453165, 0.3892975405}

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