2x^2+11x+4=0

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Solution for 2x^2+11x+4=0 equation:


Simplifying
2x2 + 11x + 4 = 0

Reorder the terms:
4 + 11x + 2x2 = 0

Solving
4 + 11x + 2x2 = 0

Solving for variable 'x'.

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

Divide each side by '2'.
2 + 5.5x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-2' to each side of the equation.
2 + 5.5x + -2 + x2 = 0 + -2

Reorder the terms:
2 + -2 + 5.5x + x2 = 0 + -2

Combine like terms: 2 + -2 = 0
0 + 5.5x + x2 = 0 + -2
5.5x + x2 = 0 + -2

Combine like terms: 0 + -2 = -2
5.5x + x2 = -2

The x term is 5.5x.  Take half its coefficient (2.75).
Square it (7.5625) and add it to both sides.

Add '7.5625' to each side of the equation.
5.5x + 7.5625 + x2 = -2 + 7.5625

Reorder the terms:
7.5625 + 5.5x + x2 = -2 + 7.5625

Combine like terms: -2 + 7.5625 = 5.5625
7.5625 + 5.5x + x2 = 5.5625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 2.75)(x + 2.75) = 5.5625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 2.358495283

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 2.75) equal to 2.358495283 and -2.358495283.

Subproblem 1

x + 2.75 = 2.358495283 Simplifying x + 2.75 = 2.358495283 Reorder the terms: 2.75 + x = 2.358495283 Solving 2.75 + x = 2.358495283 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-2.75' to each side of the equation. 2.75 + -2.75 + x = 2.358495283 + -2.75 Combine like terms: 2.75 + -2.75 = 0.00 0.00 + x = 2.358495283 + -2.75 x = 2.358495283 + -2.75 Combine like terms: 2.358495283 + -2.75 = -0.391504717 x = -0.391504717 Simplifying x = -0.391504717

Subproblem 2

x + 2.75 = -2.358495283 Simplifying x + 2.75 = -2.358495283 Reorder the terms: 2.75 + x = -2.358495283 Solving 2.75 + x = -2.358495283 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-2.75' to each side of the equation. 2.75 + -2.75 + x = -2.358495283 + -2.75 Combine like terms: 2.75 + -2.75 = 0.00 0.00 + x = -2.358495283 + -2.75 x = -2.358495283 + -2.75 Combine like terms: -2.358495283 + -2.75 = -5.108495283 x = -5.108495283 Simplifying x = -5.108495283

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {-0.391504717, -5.108495283}

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