120x+.2x^2=12000

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Solution for 120x+.2x^2=12000 equation:


Simplifying
120x + 0.2x2 = 12000

Solving
120x + 0.2x2 = 12000

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-12000 + 120x + 0.2x2 = 12000 + -12000

Combine like terms: 12000 + -12000 = 0
-12000 + 120x + 0.2x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '0.2'.
-60000 + 600x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '60000' to each side of the equation.
-60000 + 600x + 60000 + x2 = 0 + 60000

Reorder the terms:
-60000 + 60000 + 600x + x2 = 0 + 60000

Combine like terms: -60000 + 60000 = 0
0 + 600x + x2 = 0 + 60000
600x + x2 = 0 + 60000

Combine like terms: 0 + 60000 = 60000
600x + x2 = 60000

The x term is 600x.  Take half its coefficient (300).
Square it (90000) and add it to both sides.

Add '90000' to each side of the equation.
600x + 90000 + x2 = 60000 + 90000

Reorder the terms:
90000 + 600x + x2 = 60000 + 90000

Combine like terms: 60000 + 90000 = 150000
90000 + 600x + x2 = 150000

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 300)(x + 300) = 150000

Calculate the square root of the right side: 387.298334621

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 300) equal to 387.298334621 and -387.298334621.

Subproblem 1

x + 300 = 387.298334621 Simplifying x + 300 = 387.298334621 Reorder the terms: 300 + x = 387.298334621 Solving 300 + x = 387.298334621 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-300' to each side of the equation. 300 + -300 + x = 387.298334621 + -300 Combine like terms: 300 + -300 = 0 0 + x = 387.298334621 + -300 x = 387.298334621 + -300 Combine like terms: 387.298334621 + -300 = 87.298334621 x = 87.298334621 Simplifying x = 87.298334621

Subproblem 2

x + 300 = -387.298334621 Simplifying x + 300 = -387.298334621 Reorder the terms: 300 + x = -387.298334621 Solving 300 + x = -387.298334621 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-300' to each side of the equation. 300 + -300 + x = -387.298334621 + -300 Combine like terms: 300 + -300 = 0 0 + x = -387.298334621 + -300 x = -387.298334621 + -300 Combine like terms: -387.298334621 + -300 = -687.298334621 x = -687.298334621 Simplifying x = -687.298334621

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {87.298334621, -687.298334621}

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