0=-p-p^2+4

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Solution for 0=-p-p^2+4 equation:


Simplifying
0 = -1p + -1p2 + 4

Reorder the terms:
0 = 4 + -1p + -1p2

Solving
0 = 4 + -1p + -1p2

Solving for variable 'p'.

Combine like terms: 0 + -4 = -4
-4 + p + p2 = 4 + -1p + -1p2 + -4 + p + p2

Reorder the terms:
-4 + p + p2 = 4 + -4 + -1p + p + -1p2 + p2

Combine like terms: 4 + -4 = 0
-4 + p + p2 = 0 + -1p + p + -1p2 + p2
-4 + p + p2 = -1p + p + -1p2 + p2

Combine like terms: -1p + p = 0
-4 + p + p2 = 0 + -1p2 + p2
-4 + p + p2 = -1p2 + p2

Combine like terms: -1p2 + p2 = 0
-4 + p + p2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '4' to each side of the equation.
-4 + p + 4 + p2 = 0 + 4

Reorder the terms:
-4 + 4 + p + p2 = 0 + 4

Combine like terms: -4 + 4 = 0
0 + p + p2 = 0 + 4
p + p2 = 0 + 4

Combine like terms: 0 + 4 = 4
p + p2 = 4

The p term is p.  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.
p + 0.25 + p2 = 4 + 0.25

Reorder the terms:
0.25 + p + p2 = 4 + 0.25

Combine like terms: 4 + 0.25 = 4.25
0.25 + p + p2 = 4.25

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(p + 0.5)(p + 0.5) = 4.25

Calculate the square root of the right side: 2.061552813

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(p + 0.5) equal to 2.061552813 and -2.061552813.

Subproblem 1

p + 0.5 = 2.061552813 Simplifying p + 0.5 = 2.061552813 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + p = 2.061552813 Solving 0.5 + p = 2.061552813 Solving for variable 'p'. Move all terms containing p to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.5' to each side of the equation. 0.5 + -0.5 + p = 2.061552813 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + p = 2.061552813 + -0.5 p = 2.061552813 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 2.061552813 + -0.5 = 1.561552813 p = 1.561552813 Simplifying p = 1.561552813

Subproblem 2

p + 0.5 = -2.061552813 Simplifying p + 0.5 = -2.061552813 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + p = -2.061552813 Solving 0.5 + p = -2.061552813 Solving for variable 'p'. Move all terms containing p to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.5' to each side of the equation. 0.5 + -0.5 + p = -2.061552813 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + p = -2.061552813 + -0.5 p = -2.061552813 + -0.5 Combine like terms: -2.061552813 + -0.5 = -2.561552813 p = -2.561552813 Simplifying p = -2.561552813

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. p = {1.561552813, -2.561552813}

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