4x(2x-5)=1

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Solution for 4x(2x-5)=1 equation:


Simplifying
4x(2x + -5) = 1

Reorder the terms:
4x(-5 + 2x) = 1
(-5 * 4x + 2x * 4x) = 1
(-20x + 8x2) = 1

Solving
-20x + 8x2 = 1

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-1 + -20x + 8x2 = 1 + -1

Combine like terms: 1 + -1 = 0
-1 + -20x + 8x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '8'.
-0.125 + -2.5x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '0.125' to each side of the equation.
-0.125 + -2.5x + 0.125 + x2 = 0 + 0.125

Reorder the terms:
-0.125 + 0.125 + -2.5x + x2 = 0 + 0.125

Combine like terms: -0.125 + 0.125 = 0.000
0.000 + -2.5x + x2 = 0 + 0.125
-2.5x + x2 = 0 + 0.125

Combine like terms: 0 + 0.125 = 0.125
-2.5x + x2 = 0.125

The x term is -2.5x.  Take half its coefficient (-1.25).
Square it (1.5625) and add it to both sides.

Add '1.5625' to each side of the equation.
-2.5x + 1.5625 + x2 = 0.125 + 1.5625

Reorder the terms:
1.5625 + -2.5x + x2 = 0.125 + 1.5625

Combine like terms: 0.125 + 1.5625 = 1.6875
1.5625 + -2.5x + x2 = 1.6875

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -1.25)(x + -1.25) = 1.6875

Calculate the square root of the right side: 1.299038106

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -1.25) equal to 1.299038106 and -1.299038106.

Subproblem 1

x + -1.25 = 1.299038106 Simplifying x + -1.25 = 1.299038106 Reorder the terms: -1.25 + x = 1.299038106 Solving -1.25 + x = 1.299038106 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.25' to each side of the equation. -1.25 + 1.25 + x = 1.299038106 + 1.25 Combine like terms: -1.25 + 1.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = 1.299038106 + 1.25 x = 1.299038106 + 1.25 Combine like terms: 1.299038106 + 1.25 = 2.549038106 x = 2.549038106 Simplifying x = 2.549038106

Subproblem 2

x + -1.25 = -1.299038106 Simplifying x + -1.25 = -1.299038106 Reorder the terms: -1.25 + x = -1.299038106 Solving -1.25 + x = -1.299038106 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.25' to each side of the equation. -1.25 + 1.25 + x = -1.299038106 + 1.25 Combine like terms: -1.25 + 1.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = -1.299038106 + 1.25 x = -1.299038106 + 1.25 Combine like terms: -1.299038106 + 1.25 = -0.049038106 x = -0.049038106 Simplifying x = -0.049038106

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {2.549038106, -0.049038106}

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