15x^2-20x-6=0

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Solution for 15x^2-20x-6=0 equation:


Simplifying
15x2 + -20x + -6 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-6 + -20x + 15x2 = 0

Solving
-6 + -20x + 15x2 = 0

Solving for variable 'x'.

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

Divide each side by '15'.
-0.4 + -1.333333333x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '0.4' to each side of the equation.
-0.4 + -1.333333333x + 0.4 + x2 = 0 + 0.4

Reorder the terms:
-0.4 + 0.4 + -1.333333333x + x2 = 0 + 0.4

Combine like terms: -0.4 + 0.4 = 0.0
0.0 + -1.333333333x + x2 = 0 + 0.4
-1.333333333x + x2 = 0 + 0.4

Combine like terms: 0 + 0.4 = 0.4
-1.333333333x + x2 = 0.4

The x term is -1.333333333x.  Take half its coefficient (-0.6666666665).
Square it (0.4444444442) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.4444444442' to each side of the equation.
-1.333333333x + 0.4444444442 + x2 = 0.4 + 0.4444444442

Reorder the terms:
0.4444444442 + -1.333333333x + x2 = 0.4 + 0.4444444442

Combine like terms: 0.4 + 0.4444444442 = 0.8444444442
0.4444444442 + -1.333333333x + x2 = 0.8444444442

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -0.6666666665)(x + -0.6666666665) = 0.8444444442

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.918936583

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -0.6666666665) equal to 0.918936583 and -0.918936583.

Subproblem 1

x + -0.6666666665 = 0.918936583 Simplifying x + -0.6666666665 = 0.918936583 Reorder the terms: -0.6666666665 + x = 0.918936583 Solving -0.6666666665 + x = 0.918936583 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.6666666665' to each side of the equation. -0.6666666665 + 0.6666666665 + x = 0.918936583 + 0.6666666665 Combine like terms: -0.6666666665 + 0.6666666665 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = 0.918936583 + 0.6666666665 x = 0.918936583 + 0.6666666665 Combine like terms: 0.918936583 + 0.6666666665 = 1.5856032495 x = 1.5856032495 Simplifying x = 1.5856032495

Subproblem 2

x + -0.6666666665 = -0.918936583 Simplifying x + -0.6666666665 = -0.918936583 Reorder the terms: -0.6666666665 + x = -0.918936583 Solving -0.6666666665 + x = -0.918936583 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.6666666665' to each side of the equation. -0.6666666665 + 0.6666666665 + x = -0.918936583 + 0.6666666665 Combine like terms: -0.6666666665 + 0.6666666665 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = -0.918936583 + 0.6666666665 x = -0.918936583 + 0.6666666665 Combine like terms: -0.918936583 + 0.6666666665 = -0.2522699165 x = -0.2522699165 Simplifying x = -0.2522699165

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {1.5856032495, -0.2522699165}

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