15x^2-7x-3=0

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Solution for 15x^2-7x-3=0 equation:


Simplifying
15x2 + -7x + -3 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-3 + -7x + 15x2 = 0

Solving
-3 + -7x + 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'.
-0.2 + -0.4666666667x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '0.2' to each side of the equation.
-0.2 + -0.4666666667x + 0.2 + x2 = 0 + 0.2

Reorder the terms:
-0.2 + 0.2 + -0.4666666667x + x2 = 0 + 0.2

Combine like terms: -0.2 + 0.2 = 0.0
0.0 + -0.4666666667x + x2 = 0 + 0.2
-0.4666666667x + x2 = 0 + 0.2

Combine like terms: 0 + 0.2 = 0.2
-0.4666666667x + x2 = 0.2

The x term is -0.4666666667x.  Take half its coefficient (-0.2333333334).
Square it (0.05444444448) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.05444444448' to each side of the equation.
-0.4666666667x + 0.05444444448 + x2 = 0.2 + 0.05444444448

Reorder the terms:
0.05444444448 + -0.4666666667x + x2 = 0.2 + 0.05444444448

Combine like terms: 0.2 + 0.05444444448 = 0.25444444448
0.05444444448 + -0.4666666667x + x2 = 0.25444444448

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -0.2333333334)(x + -0.2333333334) = 0.25444444448

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.504424865

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -0.2333333334) equal to 0.504424865 and -0.504424865.

Subproblem 1

x + -0.2333333334 = 0.504424865 Simplifying x + -0.2333333334 = 0.504424865 Reorder the terms: -0.2333333334 + x = 0.504424865 Solving -0.2333333334 + x = 0.504424865 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.2333333334' to each side of the equation. -0.2333333334 + 0.2333333334 + x = 0.504424865 + 0.2333333334 Combine like terms: -0.2333333334 + 0.2333333334 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = 0.504424865 + 0.2333333334 x = 0.504424865 + 0.2333333334 Combine like terms: 0.504424865 + 0.2333333334 = 0.7377581984 x = 0.7377581984 Simplifying x = 0.7377581984

Subproblem 2

x + -0.2333333334 = -0.504424865 Simplifying x + -0.2333333334 = -0.504424865 Reorder the terms: -0.2333333334 + x = -0.504424865 Solving -0.2333333334 + x = -0.504424865 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.2333333334' to each side of the equation. -0.2333333334 + 0.2333333334 + x = -0.504424865 + 0.2333333334 Combine like terms: -0.2333333334 + 0.2333333334 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = -0.504424865 + 0.2333333334 x = -0.504424865 + 0.2333333334 Combine like terms: -0.504424865 + 0.2333333334 = -0.2710915316 x = -0.2710915316 Simplifying x = -0.2710915316

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {0.7377581984, -0.2710915316}

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