1720=5x^2-4x

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Solution for 1720=5x^2-4x equation:


Simplifying
1720 = 5x2 + -4x

Reorder the terms:
1720 = -4x + 5x2

Solving
1720 = -4x + 5x2

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
1720 + 4x + -5x2 = -4x + 4x + 5x2 + -5x2

Combine like terms: -4x + 4x = 0
1720 + 4x + -5x2 = 0 + 5x2 + -5x2
1720 + 4x + -5x2 = 5x2 + -5x2

Combine like terms: 5x2 + -5x2 = 0
1720 + 4x + -5x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
-5 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '-5'.
-344 + -0.8x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '344' to each side of the equation.
-344 + -0.8x + 344 + x2 = 0 + 344

Reorder the terms:
-344 + 344 + -0.8x + x2 = 0 + 344

Combine like terms: -344 + 344 = 0
0 + -0.8x + x2 = 0 + 344
-0.8x + x2 = 0 + 344

Combine like terms: 0 + 344 = 344
-0.8x + x2 = 344

The x term is -0.8x.  Take half its coefficient (-0.4).
Square it (0.16) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.16' to each side of the equation.
-0.8x + 0.16 + x2 = 344 + 0.16

Reorder the terms:
0.16 + -0.8x + x2 = 344 + 0.16

Combine like terms: 344 + 0.16 = 344.16
0.16 + -0.8x + x2 = 344.16

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -0.4)(x + -0.4) = 344.16

Calculate the square root of the right side: 18.5515498

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -0.4) equal to 18.5515498 and -18.5515498.

Subproblem 1

x + -0.4 = 18.5515498 Simplifying x + -0.4 = 18.5515498 Reorder the terms: -0.4 + x = 18.5515498 Solving -0.4 + x = 18.5515498 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.4' to each side of the equation. -0.4 + 0.4 + x = 18.5515498 + 0.4 Combine like terms: -0.4 + 0.4 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 18.5515498 + 0.4 x = 18.5515498 + 0.4 Combine like terms: 18.5515498 + 0.4 = 18.9515498 x = 18.9515498 Simplifying x = 18.9515498

Subproblem 2

x + -0.4 = -18.5515498 Simplifying x + -0.4 = -18.5515498 Reorder the terms: -0.4 + x = -18.5515498 Solving -0.4 + x = -18.5515498 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.4' to each side of the equation. -0.4 + 0.4 + x = -18.5515498 + 0.4 Combine like terms: -0.4 + 0.4 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -18.5515498 + 0.4 x = -18.5515498 + 0.4 Combine like terms: -18.5515498 + 0.4 = -18.1515498 x = -18.1515498 Simplifying x = -18.1515498

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {18.9515498, -18.1515498}

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