26y^2+24y-5=0

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Solution for 26y^2+24y-5=0 equation:


Simplifying
26y2 + 24y + -5 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-5 + 24y + 26y2 = 0

Solving
-5 + 24y + 26y2 = 0

Solving for variable 'y'.

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

Divide each side by '26'.
-0.1923076923 + 0.9230769231y + y2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '0.1923076923' to each side of the equation.
-0.1923076923 + 0.9230769231y + 0.1923076923 + y2 = 0 + 0.1923076923

Reorder the terms:
-0.1923076923 + 0.1923076923 + 0.9230769231y + y2 = 0 + 0.1923076923

Combine like terms: -0.1923076923 + 0.1923076923 = 0.0000000000
0.0000000000 + 0.9230769231y + y2 = 0 + 0.1923076923
0.9230769231y + y2 = 0 + 0.1923076923

Combine like terms: 0 + 0.1923076923 = 0.1923076923
0.9230769231y + y2 = 0.1923076923

The y term is 0.9230769231y.  Take half its coefficient (0.4615384616).
Square it (0.2130177515) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.2130177515' to each side of the equation.
0.9230769231y + 0.2130177515 + y2 = 0.1923076923 + 0.2130177515

Reorder the terms:
0.2130177515 + 0.9230769231y + y2 = 0.1923076923 + 0.2130177515

Combine like terms: 0.1923076923 + 0.2130177515 = 0.4053254438
0.2130177515 + 0.9230769231y + y2 = 0.4053254438

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(y + 0.4615384616)(y + 0.4615384616) = 0.4053254438

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.636651745

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(y + 0.4615384616) equal to 0.636651745 and -0.636651745.

Subproblem 1

y + 0.4615384616 = 0.636651745 Simplifying y + 0.4615384616 = 0.636651745 Reorder the terms: 0.4615384616 + y = 0.636651745 Solving 0.4615384616 + y = 0.636651745 Solving for variable 'y'. Move all terms containing y to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.4615384616' to each side of the equation. 0.4615384616 + -0.4615384616 + y = 0.636651745 + -0.4615384616 Combine like terms: 0.4615384616 + -0.4615384616 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + y = 0.636651745 + -0.4615384616 y = 0.636651745 + -0.4615384616 Combine like terms: 0.636651745 + -0.4615384616 = 0.1751132834 y = 0.1751132834 Simplifying y = 0.1751132834

Subproblem 2

y + 0.4615384616 = -0.636651745 Simplifying y + 0.4615384616 = -0.636651745 Reorder the terms: 0.4615384616 + y = -0.636651745 Solving 0.4615384616 + y = -0.636651745 Solving for variable 'y'. Move all terms containing y to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.4615384616' to each side of the equation. 0.4615384616 + -0.4615384616 + y = -0.636651745 + -0.4615384616 Combine like terms: 0.4615384616 + -0.4615384616 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + y = -0.636651745 + -0.4615384616 y = -0.636651745 + -0.4615384616 Combine like terms: -0.636651745 + -0.4615384616 = -1.0981902066 y = -1.0981902066 Simplifying y = -1.0981902066

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. y = {0.1751132834, -1.0981902066}

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