0=.4x^2+10x-240

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Solution for 0=.4x^2+10x-240 equation:


Simplifying
0 = 0.4x2 + 10x + -240

Reorder the terms:
0 = -240 + 10x + 0.4x2

Solving
0 = -240 + 10x + 0.4x2

Solving for variable 'x'.

Combine like terms: 0 + 240 = 240
240 + -10x + -0.4x2 = -240 + 10x + 0.4x2 + 240 + -10x + -0.4x2

Reorder the terms:
240 + -10x + -0.4x2 = -240 + 240 + 10x + -10x + 0.4x2 + -0.4x2

Combine like terms: -240 + 240 = 0
240 + -10x + -0.4x2 = 0 + 10x + -10x + 0.4x2 + -0.4x2
240 + -10x + -0.4x2 = 10x + -10x + 0.4x2 + -0.4x2

Combine like terms: 10x + -10x = 0
240 + -10x + -0.4x2 = 0 + 0.4x2 + -0.4x2
240 + -10x + -0.4x2 = 0.4x2 + -0.4x2

Combine like terms: 0.4x2 + -0.4x2 = 0.0
240 + -10x + -0.4x2 = 0.0

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
-0.4 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '-0.4'.
-600 + 25x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '600' to each side of the equation.
-600 + 25x + 600 + x2 = 0 + 600

Reorder the terms:
-600 + 600 + 25x + x2 = 0 + 600

Combine like terms: -600 + 600 = 0
0 + 25x + x2 = 0 + 600
25x + x2 = 0 + 600

Combine like terms: 0 + 600 = 600
25x + x2 = 600

The x term is 25x.  Take half its coefficient (12.5).
Square it (156.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '156.25' to each side of the equation.
25x + 156.25 + x2 = 600 + 156.25

Reorder the terms:
156.25 + 25x + x2 = 600 + 156.25

Combine like terms: 600 + 156.25 = 756.25
156.25 + 25x + x2 = 756.25

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 12.5)(x + 12.5) = 756.25

Calculate the square root of the right side: 27.5

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 12.5) equal to 27.5 and -27.5.

Subproblem 1

x + 12.5 = 27.5 Simplifying x + 12.5 = 27.5 Reorder the terms: 12.5 + x = 27.5 Solving 12.5 + x = 27.5 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-12.5' to each side of the equation. 12.5 + -12.5 + x = 27.5 + -12.5 Combine like terms: 12.5 + -12.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 27.5 + -12.5 x = 27.5 + -12.5 Combine like terms: 27.5 + -12.5 = 15 x = 15 Simplifying x = 15

Subproblem 2

x + 12.5 = -27.5 Simplifying x + 12.5 = -27.5 Reorder the terms: 12.5 + x = -27.5 Solving 12.5 + x = -27.5 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-12.5' to each side of the equation. 12.5 + -12.5 + x = -27.5 + -12.5 Combine like terms: 12.5 + -12.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -27.5 + -12.5 x = -27.5 + -12.5 Combine like terms: -27.5 + -12.5 = -40 x = -40 Simplifying x = -40

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {15, -40}

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