0=1.4x^2-x-30

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Solution for 0=1.4x^2-x-30 equation:


Simplifying
0 = 1.4x2 + -1x + -30

Reorder the terms:
0 = -30 + -1x + 1.4x2

Solving
0 = -30 + -1x + 1.4x2

Solving for variable 'x'.

Combine like terms: 0 + 30 = 30
30 + x + -1.4x2 = -30 + -1x + 1.4x2 + 30 + x + -1.4x2

Reorder the terms:
30 + x + -1.4x2 = -30 + 30 + -1x + x + 1.4x2 + -1.4x2

Combine like terms: -30 + 30 = 0
30 + x + -1.4x2 = 0 + -1x + x + 1.4x2 + -1.4x2
30 + x + -1.4x2 = -1x + x + 1.4x2 + -1.4x2

Combine like terms: -1x + x = 0
30 + x + -1.4x2 = 0 + 1.4x2 + -1.4x2
30 + x + -1.4x2 = 1.4x2 + -1.4x2

Combine like terms: 1.4x2 + -1.4x2 = 0.0
30 + x + -1.4x2 = 0.0

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
-1.4 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '-1.4'.
-21.42857143 + -0.7142857143x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '21.42857143' to each side of the equation.
-21.42857143 + -0.7142857143x + 21.42857143 + x2 = 0 + 21.42857143

Reorder the terms:
-21.42857143 + 21.42857143 + -0.7142857143x + x2 = 0 + 21.42857143

Combine like terms: -21.42857143 + 21.42857143 = 0.00000000
0.00000000 + -0.7142857143x + x2 = 0 + 21.42857143
-0.7142857143x + x2 = 0 + 21.42857143

Combine like terms: 0 + 21.42857143 = 21.42857143
-0.7142857143x + x2 = 21.42857143

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.
-0.7142857143x + 0.25 + x2 = 21.42857143 + 0.25

Reorder the terms:
0.25 + -0.7142857143x + x2 = 21.42857143 + 0.25

Combine like terms: 21.42857143 + 0.25 = 21.67857143
0.25 + -0.7142857143x + x2 = 21.67857143

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.5)(x + 0.5) = 21.67857143

Calculate the square root of the right side: 4.656025282

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.5) equal to 4.656025282 and -4.656025282.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.5 = 4.656025282 Simplifying x + 0.5 = 4.656025282 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + x = 4.656025282 Solving 0.5 + x = 4.656025282 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 = 4.656025282 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 4.656025282 + -0.5 x = 4.656025282 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 4.656025282 + -0.5 = 4.156025282 x = 4.156025282 Simplifying x = 4.156025282

Subproblem 2

x + 0.5 = -4.656025282 Simplifying x + 0.5 = -4.656025282 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + x = -4.656025282 Solving 0.5 + x = -4.656025282 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 = -4.656025282 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -4.656025282 + -0.5 x = -4.656025282 + -0.5 Combine like terms: -4.656025282 + -0.5 = -5.156025282 x = -5.156025282 Simplifying x = -5.156025282

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {4.156025282, -5.156025282}

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