1.2x+3=x^2-4

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Solution for 1.2x+3=x^2-4 equation:


Simplifying
1.2x + 3 = x2 + -4

Reorder the terms:
3 + 1.2x = x2 + -4

Reorder the terms:
3 + 1.2x = -4 + x2

Solving
3 + 1.2x = -4 + x2

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
3 + 4 + 1.2x + -1x2 = -4 + x2 + 4 + -1x2

Combine like terms: 3 + 4 = 7
7 + 1.2x + -1x2 = -4 + x2 + 4 + -1x2

Reorder the terms:
7 + 1.2x + -1x2 = -4 + 4 + x2 + -1x2

Combine like terms: -4 + 4 = 0
7 + 1.2x + -1x2 = 0 + x2 + -1x2
7 + 1.2x + -1x2 = x2 + -1x2

Combine like terms: x2 + -1x2 = 0
7 + 1.2x + -1x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '-1'.
-7 + -1.2x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '7' to each side of the equation.
-7 + -1.2x + 7 + x2 = 0 + 7

Reorder the terms:
-7 + 7 + -1.2x + x2 = 0 + 7

Combine like terms: -7 + 7 = 0
0 + -1.2x + x2 = 0 + 7
-1.2x + x2 = 0 + 7

Combine like terms: 0 + 7 = 7
-1.2x + x2 = 7

The x term is -1.2x.  Take half its coefficient (-0.6).
Square it (0.36) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.36' to each side of the equation.
-1.2x + 0.36 + x2 = 7 + 0.36

Reorder the terms:
0.36 + -1.2x + x2 = 7 + 0.36

Combine like terms: 7 + 0.36 = 7.36
0.36 + -1.2x + x2 = 7.36

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -0.6)(x + -0.6) = 7.36

Calculate the square root of the right side: 2.712931993

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -0.6) equal to 2.712931993 and -2.712931993.

Subproblem 1

x + -0.6 = 2.712931993 Simplifying x + -0.6 = 2.712931993 Reorder the terms: -0.6 + x = 2.712931993 Solving -0.6 + x = 2.712931993 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.6' to each side of the equation. -0.6 + 0.6 + x = 2.712931993 + 0.6 Combine like terms: -0.6 + 0.6 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 2.712931993 + 0.6 x = 2.712931993 + 0.6 Combine like terms: 2.712931993 + 0.6 = 3.312931993 x = 3.312931993 Simplifying x = 3.312931993

Subproblem 2

x + -0.6 = -2.712931993 Simplifying x + -0.6 = -2.712931993 Reorder the terms: -0.6 + x = -2.712931993 Solving -0.6 + x = -2.712931993 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.6' to each side of the equation. -0.6 + 0.6 + x = -2.712931993 + 0.6 Combine like terms: -0.6 + 0.6 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -2.712931993 + 0.6 x = -2.712931993 + 0.6 Combine like terms: -2.712931993 + 0.6 = -2.112931993 x = -2.112931993 Simplifying x = -2.112931993

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {3.312931993, -2.112931993}

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