2x^2-x-24=20

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Solution for 2x^2-x-24=20 equation:


Simplifying
2x2 + -1x + -24 = 20

Reorder the terms:
-24 + -1x + 2x2 = 20

Solving
-24 + -1x + 2x2 = 20

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-24 + -20 + -1x + 2x2 = 20 + -20

Combine like terms: -24 + -20 = -44
-44 + -1x + 2x2 = 20 + -20

Combine like terms: 20 + -20 = 0
-44 + -1x + 2x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '2'.
-22 + -0.5x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '22' to each side of the equation.
-22 + -0.5x + 22 + x2 = 0 + 22

Reorder the terms:
-22 + 22 + -0.5x + x2 = 0 + 22

Combine like terms: -22 + 22 = 0
0 + -0.5x + x2 = 0 + 22
-0.5x + x2 = 0 + 22

Combine like terms: 0 + 22 = 22
-0.5x + x2 = 22

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 = 22 + 0.0625

Reorder the terms:
0.0625 + -0.5x + x2 = 22 + 0.0625

Combine like terms: 22 + 0.0625 = 22.0625
0.0625 + -0.5x + x2 = 22.0625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -0.25)(x + -0.25) = 22.0625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 4.697073557

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -0.25) equal to 4.697073557 and -4.697073557.

Subproblem 1

x + -0.25 = 4.697073557 Simplifying x + -0.25 = 4.697073557 Reorder the terms: -0.25 + x = 4.697073557 Solving -0.25 + x = 4.697073557 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 = 4.697073557 + 0.25 Combine like terms: -0.25 + 0.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = 4.697073557 + 0.25 x = 4.697073557 + 0.25 Combine like terms: 4.697073557 + 0.25 = 4.947073557 x = 4.947073557 Simplifying x = 4.947073557

Subproblem 2

x + -0.25 = -4.697073557 Simplifying x + -0.25 = -4.697073557 Reorder the terms: -0.25 + x = -4.697073557 Solving -0.25 + x = -4.697073557 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 = -4.697073557 + 0.25 Combine like terms: -0.25 + 0.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = -4.697073557 + 0.25 x = -4.697073557 + 0.25 Combine like terms: -4.697073557 + 0.25 = -4.447073557 x = -4.447073557 Simplifying x = -4.447073557

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {4.947073557, -4.447073557}

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