0.875x^2-3.25x+0.5=0.375x

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Solution for 0.875x^2-3.25x+0.5=0.375x equation:


Simplifying
0.875x2 + -3.25x + 0.5 = 0.375x

Reorder the terms:
0.5 + -3.25x + 0.875x2 = 0.375x

Solving
0.5 + -3.25x + 0.875x2 = 0.375x

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
0.5 + -3.25x + -0.375x + 0.875x2 = 0.375x + -0.375x

Combine like terms: -3.25x + -0.375x = -3.625x
0.5 + -3.625x + 0.875x2 = 0.375x + -0.375x

Combine like terms: 0.375x + -0.375x = 0.000
0.5 + -3.625x + 0.875x2 = 0.000

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

Divide each side by '0.875'.
0.5714285714 + -4.142857143x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-0.5714285714' to each side of the equation.
0.5714285714 + -4.142857143x + -0.5714285714 + x2 = 0 + -0.5714285714

Reorder the terms:
0.5714285714 + -0.5714285714 + -4.142857143x + x2 = 0 + -0.5714285714

Combine like terms: 0.5714285714 + -0.5714285714 = 0.0000000000
0.0000000000 + -4.142857143x + x2 = 0 + -0.5714285714
-4.142857143x + x2 = 0 + -0.5714285714

Combine like terms: 0 + -0.5714285714 = -0.5714285714
-4.142857143x + x2 = -0.5714285714

The x term is -4.142857143x.  Take half its coefficient (-2.071428572).
Square it (4.290816329) and add it to both sides.

Add '4.290816329' to each side of the equation.
-4.142857143x + 4.290816329 + x2 = -0.5714285714 + 4.290816329

Reorder the terms:
4.290816329 + -4.142857143x + x2 = -0.5714285714 + 4.290816329

Combine like terms: -0.5714285714 + 4.290816329 = 3.7193877576
4.290816329 + -4.142857143x + x2 = 3.7193877576

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -2.071428572)(x + -2.071428572) = 3.7193877576

Calculate the square root of the right side: 1.928571429

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -2.071428572) equal to 1.928571429 and -1.928571429.

Subproblem 1

x + -2.071428572 = 1.928571429 Simplifying x + -2.071428572 = 1.928571429 Reorder the terms: -2.071428572 + x = 1.928571429 Solving -2.071428572 + x = 1.928571429 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '2.071428572' to each side of the equation. -2.071428572 + 2.071428572 + x = 1.928571429 + 2.071428572 Combine like terms: -2.071428572 + 2.071428572 = 0.000000000 0.000000000 + x = 1.928571429 + 2.071428572 x = 1.928571429 + 2.071428572 Combine like terms: 1.928571429 + 2.071428572 = 4.000000001 x = 4.000000001 Simplifying x = 4.000000001

Subproblem 2

x + -2.071428572 = -1.928571429 Simplifying x + -2.071428572 = -1.928571429 Reorder the terms: -2.071428572 + x = -1.928571429 Solving -2.071428572 + x = -1.928571429 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '2.071428572' to each side of the equation. -2.071428572 + 2.071428572 + x = -1.928571429 + 2.071428572 Combine like terms: -2.071428572 + 2.071428572 = 0.000000000 0.000000000 + x = -1.928571429 + 2.071428572 x = -1.928571429 + 2.071428572 Combine like terms: -1.928571429 + 2.071428572 = 0.142857143 x = 0.142857143 Simplifying x = 0.142857143

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {4.000000001, 0.142857143}

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