20x^2+11x-20=0

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Solution for 20x^2+11x-20=0 equation:


Simplifying
20x2 + 11x + -20 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-20 + 11x + 20x2 = 0

Solving
-20 + 11x + 20x2 = 0

Solving for variable 'x'.

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

Divide each side by '20'.
-1 + 0.55x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '1' to each side of the equation.
-1 + 0.55x + 1 + x2 = 0 + 1

Reorder the terms:
-1 + 1 + 0.55x + x2 = 0 + 1

Combine like terms: -1 + 1 = 0
0 + 0.55x + x2 = 0 + 1
0.55x + x2 = 0 + 1

Combine like terms: 0 + 1 = 1
0.55x + x2 = 1

The x term is 0.55x.  Take half its coefficient (0.275).
Square it (0.075625) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.075625' to each side of the equation.
0.55x + 0.075625 + x2 = 1 + 0.075625

Reorder the terms:
0.075625 + 0.55x + x2 = 1 + 0.075625

Combine like terms: 1 + 0.075625 = 1.075625
0.075625 + 0.55x + x2 = 1.075625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.275)(x + 0.275) = 1.075625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 1.037123426

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.275) equal to 1.037123426 and -1.037123426.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.275 = 1.037123426 Simplifying x + 0.275 = 1.037123426 Reorder the terms: 0.275 + x = 1.037123426 Solving 0.275 + x = 1.037123426 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.275' to each side of the equation. 0.275 + -0.275 + x = 1.037123426 + -0.275 Combine like terms: 0.275 + -0.275 = 0.000 0.000 + x = 1.037123426 + -0.275 x = 1.037123426 + -0.275 Combine like terms: 1.037123426 + -0.275 = 0.762123426 x = 0.762123426 Simplifying x = 0.762123426

Subproblem 2

x + 0.275 = -1.037123426 Simplifying x + 0.275 = -1.037123426 Reorder the terms: 0.275 + x = -1.037123426 Solving 0.275 + x = -1.037123426 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.275' to each side of the equation. 0.275 + -0.275 + x = -1.037123426 + -0.275 Combine like terms: 0.275 + -0.275 = 0.000 0.000 + x = -1.037123426 + -0.275 x = -1.037123426 + -0.275 Combine like terms: -1.037123426 + -0.275 = -1.312123426 x = -1.312123426 Simplifying x = -1.312123426

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {0.762123426, -1.312123426}

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