14x^2-7x-5=0

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Solution for 14x^2-7x-5=0 equation:


Simplifying
14x2 + -7x + -5 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-5 + -7x + 14x2 = 0

Solving
-5 + -7x + 14x2 = 0

Solving for variable 'x'.

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

Divide each side by '14'.
-0.3571428571 + -0.5x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '0.3571428571' to each side of the equation.
-0.3571428571 + -0.5x + 0.3571428571 + x2 = 0 + 0.3571428571

Reorder the terms:
-0.3571428571 + 0.3571428571 + -0.5x + x2 = 0 + 0.3571428571

Combine like terms: -0.3571428571 + 0.3571428571 = 0.0000000000
0.0000000000 + -0.5x + x2 = 0 + 0.3571428571
-0.5x + x2 = 0 + 0.3571428571

Combine like terms: 0 + 0.3571428571 = 0.3571428571
-0.5x + x2 = 0.3571428571

The x term is -0.5x.  Take half its coefficient (-0.25).
Square it (0.0625) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.0625' to each side of the equation.
-0.5x + 0.0625 + x2 = 0.3571428571 + 0.0625

Reorder the terms:
0.0625 + -0.5x + x2 = 0.3571428571 + 0.0625

Combine like terms: 0.3571428571 + 0.0625 = 0.4196428571
0.0625 + -0.5x + x2 = 0.4196428571

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -0.25)(x + -0.25) = 0.4196428571

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.64779847

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -0.25) equal to 0.64779847 and -0.64779847.

Subproblem 1

x + -0.25 = 0.64779847 Simplifying x + -0.25 = 0.64779847 Reorder the terms: -0.25 + x = 0.64779847 Solving -0.25 + x = 0.64779847 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.25' to each side of the equation. -0.25 + 0.25 + x = 0.64779847 + 0.25 Combine like terms: -0.25 + 0.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = 0.64779847 + 0.25 x = 0.64779847 + 0.25 Combine like terms: 0.64779847 + 0.25 = 0.89779847 x = 0.89779847 Simplifying x = 0.89779847

Subproblem 2

x + -0.25 = -0.64779847 Simplifying x + -0.25 = -0.64779847 Reorder the terms: -0.25 + x = -0.64779847 Solving -0.25 + x = -0.64779847 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.25' to each side of the equation. -0.25 + 0.25 + x = -0.64779847 + 0.25 Combine like terms: -0.25 + 0.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = -0.64779847 + 0.25 x = -0.64779847 + 0.25 Combine like terms: -0.64779847 + 0.25 = -0.39779847 x = -0.39779847 Simplifying x = -0.39779847

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {0.89779847, -0.39779847}

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