4x^2+20x+12=x+20

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Solution for 4x^2+20x+12=x+20 equation:


Simplifying
4x2 + 20x + 12 = x + 20

Reorder the terms:
12 + 20x + 4x2 = x + 20

Reorder the terms:
12 + 20x + 4x2 = 20 + x

Solving
12 + 20x + 4x2 = 20 + x

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
12 + -20 + 20x + -1x + 4x2 = 20 + x + -20 + -1x

Combine like terms: 12 + -20 = -8
-8 + 20x + -1x + 4x2 = 20 + x + -20 + -1x

Combine like terms: 20x + -1x = 19x
-8 + 19x + 4x2 = 20 + x + -20 + -1x

Reorder the terms:
-8 + 19x + 4x2 = 20 + -20 + x + -1x

Combine like terms: 20 + -20 = 0
-8 + 19x + 4x2 = 0 + x + -1x
-8 + 19x + 4x2 = x + -1x

Combine like terms: x + -1x = 0
-8 + 19x + 4x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '4'.
-2 + 4.75x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '2' to each side of the equation.
-2 + 4.75x + 2 + x2 = 0 + 2

Reorder the terms:
-2 + 2 + 4.75x + x2 = 0 + 2

Combine like terms: -2 + 2 = 0
0 + 4.75x + x2 = 0 + 2
4.75x + x2 = 0 + 2

Combine like terms: 0 + 2 = 2
4.75x + x2 = 2

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 = 2 + 5.640625

Reorder the terms:
5.640625 + 4.75x + x2 = 2 + 5.640625

Combine like terms: 2 + 5.640625 = 7.640625
5.640625 + 4.75x + x2 = 7.640625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 2.375)(x + 2.375) = 7.640625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 2.764168048

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 2.375) equal to 2.764168048 and -2.764168048.

Subproblem 1

x + 2.375 = 2.764168048 Simplifying x + 2.375 = 2.764168048 Reorder the terms: 2.375 + x = 2.764168048 Solving 2.375 + x = 2.764168048 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 = 2.764168048 + -2.375 Combine like terms: 2.375 + -2.375 = 0.000 0.000 + x = 2.764168048 + -2.375 x = 2.764168048 + -2.375 Combine like terms: 2.764168048 + -2.375 = 0.389168048 x = 0.389168048 Simplifying x = 0.389168048

Subproblem 2

x + 2.375 = -2.764168048 Simplifying x + 2.375 = -2.764168048 Reorder the terms: 2.375 + x = -2.764168048 Solving 2.375 + x = -2.764168048 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 = -2.764168048 + -2.375 Combine like terms: 2.375 + -2.375 = 0.000 0.000 + x = -2.764168048 + -2.375 x = -2.764168048 + -2.375 Combine like terms: -2.764168048 + -2.375 = -5.139168048 x = -5.139168048 Simplifying x = -5.139168048

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {0.389168048, -5.139168048}

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