20x^2-x-4=0

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Solution for 20x^2-x-4=0 equation:


Simplifying
20x2 + -1x + -4 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-4 + -1x + 20x2 = 0

Solving
-4 + -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'.
-0.2 + -0.05x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '0.2' to each side of the equation.
-0.2 + -0.05x + 0.2 + x2 = 0 + 0.2

Reorder the terms:
-0.2 + 0.2 + -0.05x + x2 = 0 + 0.2

Combine like terms: -0.2 + 0.2 = 0.0
0.0 + -0.05x + x2 = 0 + 0.2
-0.05x + x2 = 0 + 0.2

Combine like terms: 0 + 0.2 = 0.2
-0.05x + x2 = 0.2

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 = 0.2 + 0.000625

Reorder the terms:
0.000625 + -0.05x + x2 = 0.2 + 0.000625

Combine like terms: 0.2 + 0.000625 = 0.200625
0.000625 + -0.05x + x2 = 0.200625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -0.025)(x + -0.025) = 0.200625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.447911822

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -0.025) equal to 0.447911822 and -0.447911822.

Subproblem 1

x + -0.025 = 0.447911822 Simplifying x + -0.025 = 0.447911822 Reorder the terms: -0.025 + x = 0.447911822 Solving -0.025 + x = 0.447911822 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 = 0.447911822 + 0.025 Combine like terms: -0.025 + 0.025 = 0.000 0.000 + x = 0.447911822 + 0.025 x = 0.447911822 + 0.025 Combine like terms: 0.447911822 + 0.025 = 0.472911822 x = 0.472911822 Simplifying x = 0.472911822

Subproblem 2

x + -0.025 = -0.447911822 Simplifying x + -0.025 = -0.447911822 Reorder the terms: -0.025 + x = -0.447911822 Solving -0.025 + x = -0.447911822 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 = -0.447911822 + 0.025 Combine like terms: -0.025 + 0.025 = 0.000 0.000 + x = -0.447911822 + 0.025 x = -0.447911822 + 0.025 Combine like terms: -0.447911822 + 0.025 = -0.422911822 x = -0.422911822 Simplifying x = -0.422911822

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {0.472911822, -0.422911822}

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