2x^2+20x=-1

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Solution for 2x^2+20x=-1 equation:


Simplifying
2x2 + 20x = -1

Reorder the terms:
20x + 2x2 = -1

Solving
20x + 2x2 = -1

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
1 + 20x + 2x2 = -1 + 1

Combine like terms: -1 + 1 = 0
1 + 20x + 2x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '2'.
0.5 + 10x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-0.5' to each side of the equation.
0.5 + 10x + -0.5 + x2 = 0 + -0.5

Reorder the terms:
0.5 + -0.5 + 10x + x2 = 0 + -0.5

Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0
0.0 + 10x + x2 = 0 + -0.5
10x + x2 = 0 + -0.5

Combine like terms: 0 + -0.5 = -0.5
10x + x2 = -0.5

The x term is 10x.  Take half its coefficient (5).
Square it (25) and add it to both sides.

Add '25' to each side of the equation.
10x + 25 + x2 = -0.5 + 25

Reorder the terms:
25 + 10x + x2 = -0.5 + 25

Combine like terms: -0.5 + 25 = 24.5
25 + 10x + x2 = 24.5

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 5)(x + 5) = 24.5

Calculate the square root of the right side: 4.949747468

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 5) equal to 4.949747468 and -4.949747468.

Subproblem 1

x + 5 = 4.949747468 Simplifying x + 5 = 4.949747468 Reorder the terms: 5 + x = 4.949747468 Solving 5 + x = 4.949747468 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-5' to each side of the equation. 5 + -5 + x = 4.949747468 + -5 Combine like terms: 5 + -5 = 0 0 + x = 4.949747468 + -5 x = 4.949747468 + -5 Combine like terms: 4.949747468 + -5 = -0.050252532 x = -0.050252532 Simplifying x = -0.050252532

Subproblem 2

x + 5 = -4.949747468 Simplifying x + 5 = -4.949747468 Reorder the terms: 5 + x = -4.949747468 Solving 5 + x = -4.949747468 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-5' to each side of the equation. 5 + -5 + x = -4.949747468 + -5 Combine like terms: 5 + -5 = 0 0 + x = -4.949747468 + -5 x = -4.949747468 + -5 Combine like terms: -4.949747468 + -5 = -9.949747468 x = -9.949747468 Simplifying x = -9.949747468

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {-0.050252532, -9.949747468}

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