4x^2+20x=-6.25

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Solution for 4x^2+20x=-6.25 equation:


Simplifying
4x2 + 20x = -6.25

Reorder the terms:
20x + 4x2 = -6.25

Solving
20x + 4x2 = -6.25

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
6.25 + 20x + 4x2 = -6.25 + 6.25

Combine like terms: -6.25 + 6.25 = 0.00
6.25 + 20x + 4x2 = 0.00

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

Divide each side by '4'.
1.5625 + 5x + x2 = 0.00

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-1.5625' to each side of the equation.
1.5625 + 5x + -1.5625 + x2 = 0.00 + -1.5625

Reorder the terms:
1.5625 + -1.5625 + 5x + x2 = 0.00 + -1.5625

Combine like terms: 1.5625 + -1.5625 = 0.0000
0.0000 + 5x + x2 = 0.00 + -1.5625
5x + x2 = 0.00 + -1.5625

Combine like terms: 0.00 + -1.5625 = -1.5625
5x + x2 = -1.5625

The x term is 5x.  Take half its coefficient (2.5).
Square it (6.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '6.25' to each side of the equation.
5x + 6.25 + x2 = -1.5625 + 6.25

Reorder the terms:
6.25 + 5x + x2 = -1.5625 + 6.25

Combine like terms: -1.5625 + 6.25 = 4.6875
6.25 + 5x + x2 = 4.6875

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 2.5)(x + 2.5) = 4.6875

Calculate the square root of the right side: 2.165063509

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 2.5) equal to 2.165063509 and -2.165063509.

Subproblem 1

x + 2.5 = 2.165063509 Simplifying x + 2.5 = 2.165063509 Reorder the terms: 2.5 + x = 2.165063509 Solving 2.5 + x = 2.165063509 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-2.5' to each side of the equation. 2.5 + -2.5 + x = 2.165063509 + -2.5 Combine like terms: 2.5 + -2.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 2.165063509 + -2.5 x = 2.165063509 + -2.5 Combine like terms: 2.165063509 + -2.5 = -0.334936491 x = -0.334936491 Simplifying x = -0.334936491

Subproblem 2

x + 2.5 = -2.165063509 Simplifying x + 2.5 = -2.165063509 Reorder the terms: 2.5 + x = -2.165063509 Solving 2.5 + x = -2.165063509 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-2.5' to each side of the equation. 2.5 + -2.5 + x = -2.165063509 + -2.5 Combine like terms: 2.5 + -2.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -2.165063509 + -2.5 x = -2.165063509 + -2.5 Combine like terms: -2.165063509 + -2.5 = -4.665063509 x = -4.665063509 Simplifying x = -4.665063509

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {-0.334936491, -4.665063509}

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