4x^2+3x-160=0

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Solution for 4x^2+3x-160=0 equation:


Simplifying
4x2 + 3x + -160 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-160 + 3x + 4x2 = 0

Solving
-160 + 3x + 4x2 = 0

Solving for variable 'x'.

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

Divide each side by '4'.
-40 + 0.75x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '40' to each side of the equation.
-40 + 0.75x + 40 + x2 = 0 + 40

Reorder the terms:
-40 + 40 + 0.75x + x2 = 0 + 40

Combine like terms: -40 + 40 = 0
0 + 0.75x + x2 = 0 + 40
0.75x + x2 = 0 + 40

Combine like terms: 0 + 40 = 40
0.75x + x2 = 40

The x term is 0.75x.  Take half its coefficient (0.375).
Square it (0.140625) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.140625' to each side of the equation.
0.75x + 0.140625 + x2 = 40 + 0.140625

Reorder the terms:
0.140625 + 0.75x + x2 = 40 + 0.140625

Combine like terms: 40 + 0.140625 = 40.140625
0.140625 + 0.75x + x2 = 40.140625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.375)(x + 0.375) = 40.140625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 6.335662949

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.375) equal to 6.335662949 and -6.335662949.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.375 = 6.335662949 Simplifying x + 0.375 = 6.335662949 Reorder the terms: 0.375 + x = 6.335662949 Solving 0.375 + x = 6.335662949 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.375' to each side of the equation. 0.375 + -0.375 + x = 6.335662949 + -0.375 Combine like terms: 0.375 + -0.375 = 0.000 0.000 + x = 6.335662949 + -0.375 x = 6.335662949 + -0.375 Combine like terms: 6.335662949 + -0.375 = 5.960662949 x = 5.960662949 Simplifying x = 5.960662949

Subproblem 2

x + 0.375 = -6.335662949 Simplifying x + 0.375 = -6.335662949 Reorder the terms: 0.375 + x = -6.335662949 Solving 0.375 + x = -6.335662949 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.375' to each side of the equation. 0.375 + -0.375 + x = -6.335662949 + -0.375 Combine like terms: 0.375 + -0.375 = 0.000 0.000 + x = -6.335662949 + -0.375 x = -6.335662949 + -0.375 Combine like terms: -6.335662949 + -0.375 = -6.710662949 x = -6.710662949 Simplifying x = -6.710662949

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {5.960662949, -6.710662949}

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