20x^2-10x-3.75=0

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Solution for 20x^2-10x-3.75=0 equation:


Simplifying
20x2 + -10x + -3.75 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-3.75 + -10x + 20x2 = 0

Solving
-3.75 + -10x + 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'.
-0.1875 + -0.5x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '0.1875' to each side of the equation.
-0.1875 + -0.5x + 0.1875 + x2 = 0 + 0.1875

Reorder the terms:
-0.1875 + 0.1875 + -0.5x + x2 = 0 + 0.1875

Combine like terms: -0.1875 + 0.1875 = 0.0000
0.0000 + -0.5x + x2 = 0 + 0.1875
-0.5x + x2 = 0 + 0.1875

Combine like terms: 0 + 0.1875 = 0.1875
-0.5x + x2 = 0.1875

The x term is -0.5x.  Take half its coefficient (-0.25).
Square it (0.0625) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.0625' to each side of the equation.
-0.5x + 0.0625 + x2 = 0.1875 + 0.0625

Reorder the terms:
0.0625 + -0.5x + x2 = 0.1875 + 0.0625

Combine like terms: 0.1875 + 0.0625 = 0.25
0.0625 + -0.5x + x2 = 0.25

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -0.25)(x + -0.25) = 0.25

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.5

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -0.25) equal to 0.5 and -0.5.

Subproblem 1

x + -0.25 = 0.5 Simplifying x + -0.25 = 0.5 Reorder the terms: -0.25 + x = 0.5 Solving -0.25 + x = 0.5 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.25' to each side of the equation. -0.25 + 0.25 + x = 0.5 + 0.25 Combine like terms: -0.25 + 0.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = 0.5 + 0.25 x = 0.5 + 0.25 Combine like terms: 0.5 + 0.25 = 0.75 x = 0.75 Simplifying x = 0.75

Subproblem 2

x + -0.25 = -0.5 Simplifying x + -0.25 = -0.5 Reorder the terms: -0.25 + x = -0.5 Solving -0.25 + x = -0.5 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.25' to each side of the equation. -0.25 + 0.25 + x = -0.5 + 0.25 Combine like terms: -0.25 + 0.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = -0.5 + 0.25 x = -0.5 + 0.25 Combine like terms: -0.5 + 0.25 = -0.25 x = -0.25 Simplifying x = -0.25

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {0.75, -0.25}

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