3x^2-5x-240=0

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Solution for 3x^2-5x-240=0 equation:


Simplifying
3x2 + -5x + -240 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-240 + -5x + 3x2 = 0

Solving
-240 + -5x + 3x2 = 0

Solving for variable 'x'.

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

Divide each side by '3'.
-80 + -1.666666667x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '80' to each side of the equation.
-80 + -1.666666667x + 80 + x2 = 0 + 80

Reorder the terms:
-80 + 80 + -1.666666667x + x2 = 0 + 80

Combine like terms: -80 + 80 = 0
0 + -1.666666667x + x2 = 0 + 80
-1.666666667x + x2 = 0 + 80

Combine like terms: 0 + 80 = 80
-1.666666667x + x2 = 80

The x term is -1.666666667x.  Take half its coefficient (-0.8333333335).
Square it (0.6944444447) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.6944444447' to each side of the equation.
-1.666666667x + 0.6944444447 + x2 = 80 + 0.6944444447

Reorder the terms:
0.6944444447 + -1.666666667x + x2 = 80 + 0.6944444447

Combine like terms: 80 + 0.6944444447 = 80.6944444447
0.6944444447 + -1.666666667x + x2 = 80.6944444447

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -0.8333333335)(x + -0.8333333335) = 80.6944444447

Calculate the square root of the right side: 8.983008652

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -0.8333333335) equal to 8.983008652 and -8.983008652.

Subproblem 1

x + -0.8333333335 = 8.983008652 Simplifying x + -0.8333333335 = 8.983008652 Reorder the terms: -0.8333333335 + x = 8.983008652 Solving -0.8333333335 + x = 8.983008652 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.8333333335' to each side of the equation. -0.8333333335 + 0.8333333335 + x = 8.983008652 + 0.8333333335 Combine like terms: -0.8333333335 + 0.8333333335 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = 8.983008652 + 0.8333333335 x = 8.983008652 + 0.8333333335 Combine like terms: 8.983008652 + 0.8333333335 = 9.8163419855 x = 9.8163419855 Simplifying x = 9.8163419855

Subproblem 2

x + -0.8333333335 = -8.983008652 Simplifying x + -0.8333333335 = -8.983008652 Reorder the terms: -0.8333333335 + x = -8.983008652 Solving -0.8333333335 + x = -8.983008652 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.8333333335' to each side of the equation. -0.8333333335 + 0.8333333335 + x = -8.983008652 + 0.8333333335 Combine like terms: -0.8333333335 + 0.8333333335 = 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 + x = -8.983008652 + 0.8333333335 x = -8.983008652 + 0.8333333335 Combine like terms: -8.983008652 + 0.8333333335 = -8.1496753185 x = -8.1496753185 Simplifying x = -8.1496753185

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {9.8163419855, -8.1496753185}

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