480x-2x^2-240=x

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Solution for 480x-2x^2-240=x equation:


Simplifying
480x + -2x2 + -240 = x

Reorder the terms:
-240 + 480x + -2x2 = x

Solving
-240 + 480x + -2x2 = x

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-240 + 480x + -1x + -2x2 = x + -1x

Combine like terms: 480x + -1x = 479x
-240 + 479x + -2x2 = x + -1x

Combine like terms: x + -1x = 0
-240 + 479x + -2x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '-2'.
120 + -239.5x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-120' to each side of the equation.
120 + -239.5x + -120 + x2 = 0 + -120

Reorder the terms:
120 + -120 + -239.5x + x2 = 0 + -120

Combine like terms: 120 + -120 = 0
0 + -239.5x + x2 = 0 + -120
-239.5x + x2 = 0 + -120

Combine like terms: 0 + -120 = -120
-239.5x + x2 = -120

The x term is -239.5x.  Take half its coefficient (-119.75).
Square it (14340.0625) and add it to both sides.

Add '14340.0625' to each side of the equation.
-239.5x + 14340.0625 + x2 = -120 + 14340.0625

Reorder the terms:
14340.0625 + -239.5x + x2 = -120 + 14340.0625

Combine like terms: -120 + 14340.0625 = 14220.0625
14340.0625 + -239.5x + x2 = 14220.0625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -119.75)(x + -119.75) = 14220.0625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 119.247903546

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -119.75) equal to 119.247903546 and -119.247903546.

Subproblem 1

x + -119.75 = 119.247903546 Simplifying x + -119.75 = 119.247903546 Reorder the terms: -119.75 + x = 119.247903546 Solving -119.75 + x = 119.247903546 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '119.75' to each side of the equation. -119.75 + 119.75 + x = 119.247903546 + 119.75 Combine like terms: -119.75 + 119.75 = 0.00 0.00 + x = 119.247903546 + 119.75 x = 119.247903546 + 119.75 Combine like terms: 119.247903546 + 119.75 = 238.997903546 x = 238.997903546 Simplifying x = 238.997903546

Subproblem 2

x + -119.75 = -119.247903546 Simplifying x + -119.75 = -119.247903546 Reorder the terms: -119.75 + x = -119.247903546 Solving -119.75 + x = -119.247903546 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '119.75' to each side of the equation. -119.75 + 119.75 + x = -119.247903546 + 119.75 Combine like terms: -119.75 + 119.75 = 0.00 0.00 + x = -119.247903546 + 119.75 x = -119.247903546 + 119.75 Combine like terms: -119.247903546 + 119.75 = 0.502096454 x = 0.502096454 Simplifying x = 0.502096454

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {238.997903546, 0.502096454}

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