0.5x^2+x-120=0

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Solution for 0.5x^2+x-120=0 equation:


Simplifying
0.5x2 + x + -120 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-120 + x + 0.5x2 = 0

Solving
-120 + x + 0.5x2 = 0

Solving for variable 'x'.

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

Divide each side by '0.5'.
-240 + 2x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '240' to each side of the equation.
-240 + 2x + 240 + x2 = 0 + 240

Reorder the terms:
-240 + 240 + 2x + x2 = 0 + 240

Combine like terms: -240 + 240 = 0
0 + 2x + x2 = 0 + 240
2x + x2 = 0 + 240

Combine like terms: 0 + 240 = 240
2x + x2 = 240

The x term is x.  Take half its coefficient (0.5).
Square it (0.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.25' to each side of the equation.
2x + 0.25 + x2 = 240 + 0.25

Reorder the terms:
0.25 + 2x + x2 = 240 + 0.25

Combine like terms: 240 + 0.25 = 240.25
0.25 + 2x + x2 = 240.25

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.5)(x + 0.5) = 240.25

Calculate the square root of the right side: 15.5

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.5) equal to 15.5 and -15.5.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.5 = 15.5 Simplifying x + 0.5 = 15.5 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + x = 15.5 Solving 0.5 + x = 15.5 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.5' to each side of the equation. 0.5 + -0.5 + x = 15.5 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 15.5 + -0.5 x = 15.5 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 15.5 + -0.5 = 15 x = 15 Simplifying x = 15

Subproblem 2

x + 0.5 = -15.5 Simplifying x + 0.5 = -15.5 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + x = -15.5 Solving 0.5 + x = -15.5 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.5' to each side of the equation. 0.5 + -0.5 + x = -15.5 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -15.5 + -0.5 x = -15.5 + -0.5 Combine like terms: -15.5 + -0.5 = -16 x = -16 Simplifying x = -16

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {15, -16}

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