25x^2-40x-0.8=0

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Solution for 25x^2-40x-0.8=0 equation:


Simplifying
25x2 + -40x + -0.8 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-0.8 + -40x + 25x2 = 0

Solving
-0.8 + -40x + 25x2 = 0

Solving for variable 'x'.

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

Divide each side by '25'.
-0.032 + -1.6x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '0.032' to each side of the equation.
-0.032 + -1.6x + 0.032 + x2 = 0 + 0.032

Reorder the terms:
-0.032 + 0.032 + -1.6x + x2 = 0 + 0.032

Combine like terms: -0.032 + 0.032 = 0.000
0.000 + -1.6x + x2 = 0 + 0.032
-1.6x + x2 = 0 + 0.032

Combine like terms: 0 + 0.032 = 0.032
-1.6x + x2 = 0.032

The x term is -1.6x.  Take half its coefficient (-0.8).
Square it (0.64) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.64' to each side of the equation.
-1.6x + 0.64 + x2 = 0.032 + 0.64

Reorder the terms:
0.64 + -1.6x + x2 = 0.032 + 0.64

Combine like terms: 0.032 + 0.64 = 0.672
0.64 + -1.6x + x2 = 0.672

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -0.8)(x + -0.8) = 0.672

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.819756061

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -0.8) equal to 0.819756061 and -0.819756061.

Subproblem 1

x + -0.8 = 0.819756061 Simplifying x + -0.8 = 0.819756061 Reorder the terms: -0.8 + x = 0.819756061 Solving -0.8 + x = 0.819756061 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.8' to each side of the equation. -0.8 + 0.8 + x = 0.819756061 + 0.8 Combine like terms: -0.8 + 0.8 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 0.819756061 + 0.8 x = 0.819756061 + 0.8 Combine like terms: 0.819756061 + 0.8 = 1.619756061 x = 1.619756061 Simplifying x = 1.619756061

Subproblem 2

x + -0.8 = -0.819756061 Simplifying x + -0.8 = -0.819756061 Reorder the terms: -0.8 + x = -0.819756061 Solving -0.8 + x = -0.819756061 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.8' to each side of the equation. -0.8 + 0.8 + x = -0.819756061 + 0.8 Combine like terms: -0.8 + 0.8 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -0.819756061 + 0.8 x = -0.819756061 + 0.8 Combine like terms: -0.819756061 + 0.8 = -0.019756061 x = -0.019756061 Simplifying x = -0.019756061

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {1.619756061, -0.019756061}

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