20x^2-21x-500=0

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Solution for 20x^2-21x-500=0 equation:


Simplifying
20x2 + -21x + -500 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-500 + -21x + 20x2 = 0

Solving
-500 + -21x + 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'.
-25 + -1.05x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '25' to each side of the equation.
-25 + -1.05x + 25 + x2 = 0 + 25

Reorder the terms:
-25 + 25 + -1.05x + x2 = 0 + 25

Combine like terms: -25 + 25 = 0
0 + -1.05x + x2 = 0 + 25
-1.05x + x2 = 0 + 25

Combine like terms: 0 + 25 = 25
-1.05x + x2 = 25

The x term is -1.05x.  Take half its coefficient (-0.525).
Square it (0.275625) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.275625' to each side of the equation.
-1.05x + 0.275625 + x2 = 25 + 0.275625

Reorder the terms:
0.275625 + -1.05x + x2 = 25 + 0.275625

Combine like terms: 25 + 0.275625 = 25.275625
0.275625 + -1.05x + x2 = 25.275625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -0.525)(x + -0.525) = 25.275625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 5.027486947

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -0.525) equal to 5.027486947 and -5.027486947.

Subproblem 1

x + -0.525 = 5.027486947 Simplifying x + -0.525 = 5.027486947 Reorder the terms: -0.525 + x = 5.027486947 Solving -0.525 + x = 5.027486947 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.525' to each side of the equation. -0.525 + 0.525 + x = 5.027486947 + 0.525 Combine like terms: -0.525 + 0.525 = 0.000 0.000 + x = 5.027486947 + 0.525 x = 5.027486947 + 0.525 Combine like terms: 5.027486947 + 0.525 = 5.552486947 x = 5.552486947 Simplifying x = 5.552486947

Subproblem 2

x + -0.525 = -5.027486947 Simplifying x + -0.525 = -5.027486947 Reorder the terms: -0.525 + x = -5.027486947 Solving -0.525 + x = -5.027486947 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.525' to each side of the equation. -0.525 + 0.525 + x = -5.027486947 + 0.525 Combine like terms: -0.525 + 0.525 = 0.000 0.000 + x = -5.027486947 + 0.525 x = -5.027486947 + 0.525 Combine like terms: -5.027486947 + 0.525 = -4.502486947 x = -4.502486947 Simplifying x = -4.502486947

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {5.552486947, -4.502486947}

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