4x^2+7x=480

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Solution for 4x^2+7x=480 equation:


Simplifying
4x2 + 7x = 480

Reorder the terms:
7x + 4x2 = 480

Solving
7x + 4x2 = 480

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-480 + 7x + 4x2 = 480 + -480

Combine like terms: 480 + -480 = 0
-480 + 7x + 4x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '4'.
-120 + 1.75x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '120' to each side of the equation.
-120 + 1.75x + 120 + x2 = 0 + 120

Reorder the terms:
-120 + 120 + 1.75x + x2 = 0 + 120

Combine like terms: -120 + 120 = 0
0 + 1.75x + x2 = 0 + 120
1.75x + x2 = 0 + 120

Combine like terms: 0 + 120 = 120
1.75x + x2 = 120

The x term is 1.75x.  Take half its coefficient (0.875).
Square it (0.765625) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.765625' to each side of the equation.
1.75x + 0.765625 + x2 = 120 + 0.765625

Reorder the terms:
0.765625 + 1.75x + x2 = 120 + 0.765625

Combine like terms: 120 + 0.765625 = 120.765625
0.765625 + 1.75x + x2 = 120.765625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.875)(x + 0.875) = 120.765625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 10.989341427

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.875) equal to 10.989341427 and -10.989341427.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.875 = 10.989341427 Simplifying x + 0.875 = 10.989341427 Reorder the terms: 0.875 + x = 10.989341427 Solving 0.875 + x = 10.989341427 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.875' to each side of the equation. 0.875 + -0.875 + x = 10.989341427 + -0.875 Combine like terms: 0.875 + -0.875 = 0.000 0.000 + x = 10.989341427 + -0.875 x = 10.989341427 + -0.875 Combine like terms: 10.989341427 + -0.875 = 10.114341427 x = 10.114341427 Simplifying x = 10.114341427

Subproblem 2

x + 0.875 = -10.989341427 Simplifying x + 0.875 = -10.989341427 Reorder the terms: 0.875 + x = -10.989341427 Solving 0.875 + x = -10.989341427 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.875' to each side of the equation. 0.875 + -0.875 + x = -10.989341427 + -0.875 Combine like terms: 0.875 + -0.875 = 0.000 0.000 + x = -10.989341427 + -0.875 x = -10.989341427 + -0.875 Combine like terms: -10.989341427 + -0.875 = -11.864341427 x = -11.864341427 Simplifying x = -11.864341427

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {10.114341427, -11.864341427}

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