2x^2-20x+4=0

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Solution for 2x^2-20x+4=0 equation: 


Simplifying
2x2 + -20x + 4 = 0

Reorder the terms:
4 + -20x + 2x2 = 0

Solving
4 + -20x + 2x2 = 0

Solving for variable 'x'.

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF), '2'.
2(2 + -10x + x2) = 0

Ignore the factor 2.

Subproblem 1
Set the factor '(2 + -10x + x2)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
2 + -10x + x2 = 0

Solving
2 + -10x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-2' to each side of the equation.
2 + -10x + -2 + x2 = 0 + -2

Reorder the terms:
2 + -2 + -10x + x2 = 0 + -2

Combine like terms: 2 + -2 = 0
0 + -10x + x2 = 0 + -2
-10x + x2 = 0 + -2

Combine like terms: 0 + -2 = -2
-10x + x2 = -2

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 = -2 + 25

Reorder the terms:
25 + -10x + x2 = -2 + 25

Combine like terms: -2 + 25 = 23
25 + -10x + x2 = 23

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -5)(x + -5) = 23

Calculate the square root of the right side: 4.795831523

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -5) equal to 4.795831523 and -4.795831523.


Subproblem 1
x + -5 = 4.795831523

Simplifying
x + -5 = 4.795831523

Reorder the terms:
-5 + x = 4.795831523

Solving
-5 + x = 4.795831523

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 = 4.795831523 + 5

Combine like terms: -5 + 5 = 0
0 + x = 4.795831523 + 5
x = 4.795831523 + 5

Combine like terms: 4.795831523 + 5 = 9.795831523
x = 9.795831523

Simplifying
x = 9.795831523


Subproblem 2
x + -5 = -4.795831523

Simplifying
x + -5 = -4.795831523

Reorder the terms:
-5 + x = -4.795831523

Solving
-5 + x = -4.795831523

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 = -4.795831523 + 5

Combine like terms: -5 + 5 = 0
0 + x = -4.795831523 + 5
x = -4.795831523 + 5

Combine like terms: -4.795831523 + 5 = 0.204168477
x = 0.204168477

Simplifying
x = 0.204168477


Solution
The solution to the problem is based on the solutions
from the subproblems.
x = {9.795831523, 0.204168477}
Solution
x = {9.795831523, 0.204168477}

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