0=x^2+2x+0.4

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Solution for 0=x^2+2x+0.4 equation:


Simplifying
0 = x2 + 2x + 0.4

Reorder the terms:
0 = 0.4 + 2x + x2

Solving
0 = 0.4 + 2x + x2

Solving for variable 'x'.

Combine like terms: 0 + -0.4 = -0.4
-0.4 + -2x + -1x2 = 0.4 + 2x + x2 + -0.4 + -2x + -1x2

Reorder the terms:
-0.4 + -2x + -1x2 = 0.4 + -0.4 + 2x + -2x + x2 + -1x2

Combine like terms: 0.4 + -0.4 = 0.0
-0.4 + -2x + -1x2 = 0.0 + 2x + -2x + x2 + -1x2
-0.4 + -2x + -1x2 = 2x + -2x + x2 + -1x2

Combine like terms: 2x + -2x = 0
-0.4 + -2x + -1x2 = 0 + x2 + -1x2
-0.4 + -2x + -1x2 = x2 + -1x2

Combine like terms: x2 + -1x2 = 0
-0.4 + -2x + -1x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
-1 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '-1'.
0.4 + 2x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-0.4' to each side of the equation.
0.4 + 2x + -0.4 + x2 = 0 + -0.4

Reorder the terms:
0.4 + -0.4 + 2x + x2 = 0 + -0.4

Combine like terms: 0.4 + -0.4 = 0.0
0.0 + 2x + x2 = 0 + -0.4
2x + x2 = 0 + -0.4

Combine like terms: 0 + -0.4 = -0.4
2x + x2 = -0.4

The x term is 2x.  Take half its coefficient (1).
Square it (1) and add it to both sides.

Add '1' to each side of the equation.
2x + 1 + x2 = -0.4 + 1

Reorder the terms:
1 + 2x + x2 = -0.4 + 1

Combine like terms: -0.4 + 1 = 0.6
1 + 2x + x2 = 0.6

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 1)(x + 1) = 0.6

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.774596669

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 1) equal to 0.774596669 and -0.774596669.

Subproblem 1

x + 1 = 0.774596669 Simplifying x + 1 = 0.774596669 Reorder the terms: 1 + x = 0.774596669 Solving 1 + x = 0.774596669 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-1' to each side of the equation. 1 + -1 + x = 0.774596669 + -1 Combine like terms: 1 + -1 = 0 0 + x = 0.774596669 + -1 x = 0.774596669 + -1 Combine like terms: 0.774596669 + -1 = -0.225403331 x = -0.225403331 Simplifying x = -0.225403331

Subproblem 2

x + 1 = -0.774596669 Simplifying x + 1 = -0.774596669 Reorder the terms: 1 + x = -0.774596669 Solving 1 + x = -0.774596669 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-1' to each side of the equation. 1 + -1 + x = -0.774596669 + -1 Combine like terms: 1 + -1 = 0 0 + x = -0.774596669 + -1 x = -0.774596669 + -1 Combine like terms: -0.774596669 + -1 = -1.774596669 x = -1.774596669 Simplifying x = -1.774596669

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {-0.225403331, -1.774596669}

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