14b^2+5b-4=0

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Solution for 14b^2+5b-4=0 equation:


Simplifying
14b2 + 5b + -4 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-4 + 5b + 14b2 = 0

Solving
-4 + 5b + 14b2 = 0

Solving for variable 'b'.

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

Divide each side by '14'.
-0.2857142857 + 0.3571428571b + b2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '0.2857142857' to each side of the equation.
-0.2857142857 + 0.3571428571b + 0.2857142857 + b2 = 0 + 0.2857142857

Reorder the terms:
-0.2857142857 + 0.2857142857 + 0.3571428571b + b2 = 0 + 0.2857142857

Combine like terms: -0.2857142857 + 0.2857142857 = 0.0000000000
0.0000000000 + 0.3571428571b + b2 = 0 + 0.2857142857
0.3571428571b + b2 = 0 + 0.2857142857

Combine like terms: 0 + 0.2857142857 = 0.2857142857
0.3571428571b + b2 = 0.2857142857

The b term is 0.3571428571b.  Take half its coefficient (0.1785714286).
Square it (0.03188775511) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.03188775511' to each side of the equation.
0.3571428571b + 0.03188775511 + b2 = 0.2857142857 + 0.03188775511

Reorder the terms:
0.03188775511 + 0.3571428571b + b2 = 0.2857142857 + 0.03188775511

Combine like terms: 0.2857142857 + 0.03188775511 = 0.31760204081
0.03188775511 + 0.3571428571b + b2 = 0.31760204081

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(b + 0.1785714286)(b + 0.1785714286) = 0.31760204081

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.563561923

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(b + 0.1785714286) equal to 0.563561923 and -0.563561923.

Subproblem 1

b + 0.1785714286 = 0.563561923 Simplifying b + 0.1785714286 = 0.563561923 Reorder the terms: 0.1785714286 + b = 0.563561923 Solving 0.1785714286 + b = 0.563561923 Solving for variable 'b'. Move all terms containing b to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.1785714286' to each side of the equation. 0.1785714286 + -0.1785714286 + b = 0.563561923 + -0.1785714286 Combine like terms: 0.1785714286 + -0.1785714286 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + b = 0.563561923 + -0.1785714286 b = 0.563561923 + -0.1785714286 Combine like terms: 0.563561923 + -0.1785714286 = 0.3849904944 b = 0.3849904944 Simplifying b = 0.3849904944

Subproblem 2

b + 0.1785714286 = -0.563561923 Simplifying b + 0.1785714286 = -0.563561923 Reorder the terms: 0.1785714286 + b = -0.563561923 Solving 0.1785714286 + b = -0.563561923 Solving for variable 'b'. Move all terms containing b to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.1785714286' to each side of the equation. 0.1785714286 + -0.1785714286 + b = -0.563561923 + -0.1785714286 Combine like terms: 0.1785714286 + -0.1785714286 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + b = -0.563561923 + -0.1785714286 b = -0.563561923 + -0.1785714286 Combine like terms: -0.563561923 + -0.1785714286 = -0.7421333516 b = -0.7421333516 Simplifying b = -0.7421333516

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. b = {0.3849904944, -0.7421333516}

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