20x^2+3x=40

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Solution for 20x^2+3x=40 equation:


Simplifying
20x2 + 3x = 40

Reorder the terms:
3x + 20x2 = 40

Solving
3x + 20x2 = 40

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-40 + 3x + 20x2 = 40 + -40

Combine like terms: 40 + -40 = 0
-40 + 3x + 20x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '20'.
-2 + 0.15x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '2' to each side of the equation.
-2 + 0.15x + 2 + x2 = 0 + 2

Reorder the terms:
-2 + 2 + 0.15x + x2 = 0 + 2

Combine like terms: -2 + 2 = 0
0 + 0.15x + x2 = 0 + 2
0.15x + x2 = 0 + 2

Combine like terms: 0 + 2 = 2
0.15x + x2 = 2

The x term is 0.15x.  Take half its coefficient (0.075).
Square it (0.005625) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.005625' to each side of the equation.
0.15x + 0.005625 + x2 = 2 + 0.005625

Reorder the terms:
0.005625 + 0.15x + x2 = 2 + 0.005625

Combine like terms: 2 + 0.005625 = 2.005625
0.005625 + 0.15x + x2 = 2.005625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.075)(x + 0.075) = 2.005625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 1.416200904

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.075) equal to 1.416200904 and -1.416200904.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.075 = 1.416200904 Simplifying x + 0.075 = 1.416200904 Reorder the terms: 0.075 + x = 1.416200904 Solving 0.075 + x = 1.416200904 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.075' to each side of the equation. 0.075 + -0.075 + x = 1.416200904 + -0.075 Combine like terms: 0.075 + -0.075 = 0.000 0.000 + x = 1.416200904 + -0.075 x = 1.416200904 + -0.075 Combine like terms: 1.416200904 + -0.075 = 1.341200904 x = 1.341200904 Simplifying x = 1.341200904

Subproblem 2

x + 0.075 = -1.416200904 Simplifying x + 0.075 = -1.416200904 Reorder the terms: 0.075 + x = -1.416200904 Solving 0.075 + x = -1.416200904 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.075' to each side of the equation. 0.075 + -0.075 + x = -1.416200904 + -0.075 Combine like terms: 0.075 + -0.075 = 0.000 0.000 + x = -1.416200904 + -0.075 x = -1.416200904 + -0.075 Combine like terms: -1.416200904 + -0.075 = -1.491200904 x = -1.491200904 Simplifying x = -1.491200904

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {1.341200904, -1.491200904}

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