20x^2-x-2=0

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


Simplifying
20x2 + -1x + -2 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-2 + -1x + 20x2 = 0

Solving
-2 + -1x + 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'.
-0.1 + -0.05x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '0.1' to each side of the equation.
-0.1 + -0.05x + 0.1 + x2 = 0 + 0.1

Reorder the terms:
-0.1 + 0.1 + -0.05x + x2 = 0 + 0.1

Combine like terms: -0.1 + 0.1 = 0.0
0.0 + -0.05x + x2 = 0 + 0.1
-0.05x + x2 = 0 + 0.1

Combine like terms: 0 + 0.1 = 0.1
-0.05x + x2 = 0.1

The x term is -0.05x.  Take half its coefficient (-0.025).
Square it (0.000625) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.000625' to each side of the equation.
-0.05x + 0.000625 + x2 = 0.1 + 0.000625

Reorder the terms:
0.000625 + -0.05x + x2 = 0.1 + 0.000625

Combine like terms: 0.1 + 0.000625 = 0.100625
0.000625 + -0.05x + x2 = 0.100625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -0.025)(x + -0.025) = 0.100625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.317214439

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -0.025) equal to 0.317214439 and -0.317214439.

Subproblem 1

x + -0.025 = 0.317214439 Simplifying x + -0.025 = 0.317214439 Reorder the terms: -0.025 + x = 0.317214439 Solving -0.025 + x = 0.317214439 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.025' to each side of the equation. -0.025 + 0.025 + x = 0.317214439 + 0.025 Combine like terms: -0.025 + 0.025 = 0.000 0.000 + x = 0.317214439 + 0.025 x = 0.317214439 + 0.025 Combine like terms: 0.317214439 + 0.025 = 0.342214439 x = 0.342214439 Simplifying x = 0.342214439

Subproblem 2

x + -0.025 = -0.317214439 Simplifying x + -0.025 = -0.317214439 Reorder the terms: -0.025 + x = -0.317214439 Solving -0.025 + x = -0.317214439 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.025' to each side of the equation. -0.025 + 0.025 + x = -0.317214439 + 0.025 Combine like terms: -0.025 + 0.025 = 0.000 0.000 + x = -0.317214439 + 0.025 x = -0.317214439 + 0.025 Combine like terms: -0.317214439 + 0.025 = -0.292214439 x = -0.292214439 Simplifying x = -0.292214439

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {0.342214439, -0.292214439}

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