2x^2-x-1.25=0

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Solution for 2x^2-x-1.25=0 equation:


Simplifying
2x2 + -1x + -1.25 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-1.25 + -1x + 2x2 = 0

Solving
-1.25 + -1x + 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'.
-0.625 + -0.5x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '0.625' to each side of the equation.
-0.625 + -0.5x + 0.625 + x2 = 0 + 0.625

Reorder the terms:
-0.625 + 0.625 + -0.5x + x2 = 0 + 0.625

Combine like terms: -0.625 + 0.625 = 0.000
0.000 + -0.5x + x2 = 0 + 0.625
-0.5x + x2 = 0 + 0.625

Combine like terms: 0 + 0.625 = 0.625
-0.5x + x2 = 0.625

The x term is -0.5x.  Take half its coefficient (-0.25).
Square it (0.0625) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.0625' to each side of the equation.
-0.5x + 0.0625 + x2 = 0.625 + 0.0625

Reorder the terms:
0.0625 + -0.5x + x2 = 0.625 + 0.0625

Combine like terms: 0.625 + 0.0625 = 0.6875
0.0625 + -0.5x + x2 = 0.6875

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -0.25)(x + -0.25) = 0.6875

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.829156198

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -0.25) equal to 0.829156198 and -0.829156198.

Subproblem 1

x + -0.25 = 0.829156198 Simplifying x + -0.25 = 0.829156198 Reorder the terms: -0.25 + x = 0.829156198 Solving -0.25 + x = 0.829156198 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.25' to each side of the equation. -0.25 + 0.25 + x = 0.829156198 + 0.25 Combine like terms: -0.25 + 0.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = 0.829156198 + 0.25 x = 0.829156198 + 0.25 Combine like terms: 0.829156198 + 0.25 = 1.079156198 x = 1.079156198 Simplifying x = 1.079156198

Subproblem 2

x + -0.25 = -0.829156198 Simplifying x + -0.25 = -0.829156198 Reorder the terms: -0.25 + x = -0.829156198 Solving -0.25 + x = -0.829156198 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.25' to each side of the equation. -0.25 + 0.25 + x = -0.829156198 + 0.25 Combine like terms: -0.25 + 0.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = -0.829156198 + 0.25 x = -0.829156198 + 0.25 Combine like terms: -0.829156198 + 0.25 = -0.579156198 x = -0.579156198 Simplifying x = -0.579156198

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {1.079156198, -0.579156198}

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