23.8x^2+7x-1=0

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Solution for 23.8x^2+7x-1=0 equation:


Simplifying
23.8x2 + 7x + -1 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-1 + 7x + 23.8x2 = 0

Solving
-1 + 7x + 23.8x2 = 0

Solving for variable 'x'.

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

Divide each side by '23.8'.
-0.04201680672 + 0.2941176471x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '0.04201680672' to each side of the equation.
-0.04201680672 + 0.2941176471x + 0.04201680672 + x2 = 0 + 0.04201680672

Reorder the terms:
-0.04201680672 + 0.04201680672 + 0.2941176471x + x2 = 0 + 0.04201680672

Combine like terms: -0.04201680672 + 0.04201680672 = 0.00000000000
0.00000000000 + 0.2941176471x + x2 = 0 + 0.04201680672
0.2941176471x + x2 = 0 + 0.04201680672

Combine like terms: 0 + 0.04201680672 = 0.04201680672
0.2941176471x + x2 = 0.04201680672

The x term is 0.2941176471x.  Take half its coefficient (0.1470588236).
Square it (0.02162629760) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.02162629760' to each side of the equation.
0.2941176471x + 0.02162629760 + x2 = 0.04201680672 + 0.02162629760

Reorder the terms:
0.02162629760 + 0.2941176471x + x2 = 0.04201680672 + 0.02162629760

Combine like terms: 0.04201680672 + 0.02162629760 = 0.06364310432
0.02162629760 + 0.2941176471x + x2 = 0.06364310432

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.1470588236)(x + 0.1470588236) = 0.06364310432

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.25227585

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.1470588236) equal to 0.25227585 and -0.25227585.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.1470588236 = 0.25227585 Simplifying x + 0.1470588236 = 0.25227585 Reorder the terms: 0.1470588236 + x = 0.25227585 Solving 0.1470588236 + x = 0.25227585 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.1470588236' to each side of the equation. 0.1470588236 + -0.1470588236 + x = 0.25227585 + -0.1470588236 Combine like terms: 0.1470588236 + -0.1470588236 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = 0.25227585 + -0.1470588236 x = 0.25227585 + -0.1470588236 Combine like terms: 0.25227585 + -0.1470588236 = 0.1052170264 x = 0.1052170264 Simplifying x = 0.1052170264

Subproblem 2

x + 0.1470588236 = -0.25227585 Simplifying x + 0.1470588236 = -0.25227585 Reorder the terms: 0.1470588236 + x = -0.25227585 Solving 0.1470588236 + x = -0.25227585 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.1470588236' to each side of the equation. 0.1470588236 + -0.1470588236 + x = -0.25227585 + -0.1470588236 Combine like terms: 0.1470588236 + -0.1470588236 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = -0.25227585 + -0.1470588236 x = -0.25227585 + -0.1470588236 Combine like terms: -0.25227585 + -0.1470588236 = -0.3993346736 x = -0.3993346736 Simplifying x = -0.3993346736

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {0.1052170264, -0.3993346736}

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