2x^2-4.8x=1.2

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Solution for 2x^2-4.8x=1.2 equation:


Simplifying
2x2 + -4.8x = 1.2

Reorder the terms:
-4.8x + 2x2 = 1.2

Solving
-4.8x + 2x2 = 1.2

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-1.2 + -4.8x + 2x2 = 1.2 + -1.2

Combine like terms: 1.2 + -1.2 = 0.0
-1.2 + -4.8x + 2x2 = 0.0

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

Divide each side by '2'.
-0.6 + -2.4x + x2 = 0.0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '0.6' to each side of the equation.
-0.6 + -2.4x + 0.6 + x2 = 0.0 + 0.6

Reorder the terms:
-0.6 + 0.6 + -2.4x + x2 = 0.0 + 0.6

Combine like terms: -0.6 + 0.6 = 0.0
0.0 + -2.4x + x2 = 0.0 + 0.6
-2.4x + x2 = 0.0 + 0.6

Combine like terms: 0.0 + 0.6 = 0.6
-2.4x + x2 = 0.6

The x term is -2.4x.  Take half its coefficient (-1.2).
Square it (1.44) and add it to both sides.

Add '1.44' to each side of the equation.
-2.4x + 1.44 + x2 = 0.6 + 1.44

Reorder the terms:
1.44 + -2.4x + x2 = 0.6 + 1.44

Combine like terms: 0.6 + 1.44 = 2.04
1.44 + -2.4x + x2 = 2.04

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -1.2)(x + -1.2) = 2.04

Calculate the square root of the right side: 1.428285686

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -1.2) equal to 1.428285686 and -1.428285686.

Subproblem 1

x + -1.2 = 1.428285686 Simplifying x + -1.2 = 1.428285686 Reorder the terms: -1.2 + x = 1.428285686 Solving -1.2 + x = 1.428285686 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.2' to each side of the equation. -1.2 + 1.2 + x = 1.428285686 + 1.2 Combine like terms: -1.2 + 1.2 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 1.428285686 + 1.2 x = 1.428285686 + 1.2 Combine like terms: 1.428285686 + 1.2 = 2.628285686 x = 2.628285686 Simplifying x = 2.628285686

Subproblem 2

x + -1.2 = -1.428285686 Simplifying x + -1.2 = -1.428285686 Reorder the terms: -1.2 + x = -1.428285686 Solving -1.2 + x = -1.428285686 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.2' to each side of the equation. -1.2 + 1.2 + x = -1.428285686 + 1.2 Combine like terms: -1.2 + 1.2 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -1.428285686 + 1.2 x = -1.428285686 + 1.2 Combine like terms: -1.428285686 + 1.2 = -0.228285686 x = -0.228285686 Simplifying x = -0.228285686

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {2.628285686, -0.228285686}

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