4x^2+19x=-20

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Solution for 4x^2+19x=-20 equation:


Simplifying
4x2 + 19x = -20

Reorder the terms:
19x + 4x2 = -20

Solving
19x + 4x2 = -20

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
20 + 19x + 4x2 = -20 + 20

Combine like terms: -20 + 20 = 0
20 + 19x + 4x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '4'.
5 + 4.75x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-5' to each side of the equation.
5 + 4.75x + -5 + x2 = 0 + -5

Reorder the terms:
5 + -5 + 4.75x + x2 = 0 + -5

Combine like terms: 5 + -5 = 0
0 + 4.75x + x2 = 0 + -5
4.75x + x2 = 0 + -5

Combine like terms: 0 + -5 = -5
4.75x + x2 = -5

The x term is 4.75x.  Take half its coefficient (2.375).
Square it (5.640625) and add it to both sides.

Add '5.640625' to each side of the equation.
4.75x + 5.640625 + x2 = -5 + 5.640625

Reorder the terms:
5.640625 + 4.75x + x2 = -5 + 5.640625

Combine like terms: -5 + 5.640625 = 0.640625
5.640625 + 4.75x + x2 = 0.640625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 2.375)(x + 2.375) = 0.640625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.80039053

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 2.375) equal to 0.80039053 and -0.80039053.

Subproblem 1

x + 2.375 = 0.80039053 Simplifying x + 2.375 = 0.80039053 Reorder the terms: 2.375 + x = 0.80039053 Solving 2.375 + x = 0.80039053 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-2.375' to each side of the equation. 2.375 + -2.375 + x = 0.80039053 + -2.375 Combine like terms: 2.375 + -2.375 = 0.000 0.000 + x = 0.80039053 + -2.375 x = 0.80039053 + -2.375 Combine like terms: 0.80039053 + -2.375 = -1.57460947 x = -1.57460947 Simplifying x = -1.57460947

Subproblem 2

x + 2.375 = -0.80039053 Simplifying x + 2.375 = -0.80039053 Reorder the terms: 2.375 + x = -0.80039053 Solving 2.375 + x = -0.80039053 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-2.375' to each side of the equation. 2.375 + -2.375 + x = -0.80039053 + -2.375 Combine like terms: 2.375 + -2.375 = 0.000 0.000 + x = -0.80039053 + -2.375 x = -0.80039053 + -2.375 Combine like terms: -0.80039053 + -2.375 = -3.17539053 x = -3.17539053 Simplifying x = -3.17539053

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {-1.57460947, -3.17539053}

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