3x^2-4x-20=10

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Solution for 3x^2-4x-20=10 equation:


Simplifying
3x2 + -4x + -20 = 10

Reorder the terms:
-20 + -4x + 3x2 = 10

Solving
-20 + -4x + 3x2 = 10

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-20 + -10 + -4x + 3x2 = 10 + -10

Combine like terms: -20 + -10 = -30
-30 + -4x + 3x2 = 10 + -10

Combine like terms: 10 + -10 = 0
-30 + -4x + 3x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '3'.
-10 + -1.333333333x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '10' to each side of the equation.
-10 + -1.333333333x + 10 + x2 = 0 + 10

Reorder the terms:
-10 + 10 + -1.333333333x + x2 = 0 + 10

Combine like terms: -10 + 10 = 0
0 + -1.333333333x + x2 = 0 + 10
-1.333333333x + x2 = 0 + 10

Combine like terms: 0 + 10 = 10
-1.333333333x + x2 = 10

The x term is -1.333333333x.  Take half its coefficient (-0.6666666665).
Square it (0.4444444442) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.4444444442' to each side of the equation.
-1.333333333x + 0.4444444442 + x2 = 10 + 0.4444444442

Reorder the terms:
0.4444444442 + -1.333333333x + x2 = 10 + 0.4444444442

Combine like terms: 10 + 0.4444444442 = 10.4444444442
0.4444444442 + -1.333333333x + x2 = 10.4444444442

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -0.6666666665)(x + -0.6666666665) = 10.4444444442

Calculate the square root of the right side: 3.231786572

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -0.6666666665) equal to 3.231786572 and -3.231786572.

Subproblem 1

x + -0.6666666665 = 3.231786572 Simplifying x + -0.6666666665 = 3.231786572 Reorder the terms: -0.6666666665 + x = 3.231786572 Solving -0.6666666665 + x = 3.231786572 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.6666666665' to each side of the equation. -0.6666666665 + 0.6666666665 + x = 3.231786572 + 0.6666666665 Combine like terms: -0.6666666665 + 0.6666666665 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = 3.231786572 + 0.6666666665 x = 3.231786572 + 0.6666666665 Combine like terms: 3.231786572 + 0.6666666665 = 3.8984532385 x = 3.8984532385 Simplifying x = 3.8984532385

Subproblem 2

x + -0.6666666665 = -3.231786572 Simplifying x + -0.6666666665 = -3.231786572 Reorder the terms: -0.6666666665 + x = -3.231786572 Solving -0.6666666665 + x = -3.231786572 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.6666666665' to each side of the equation. -0.6666666665 + 0.6666666665 + x = -3.231786572 + 0.6666666665 Combine like terms: -0.6666666665 + 0.6666666665 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = -3.231786572 + 0.6666666665 x = -3.231786572 + 0.6666666665 Combine like terms: -3.231786572 + 0.6666666665 = -2.5651199055 x = -2.5651199055 Simplifying x = -2.5651199055

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {3.8984532385, -2.5651199055}

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