4x^2-11x-20=20

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Solution for 4x^2-11x-20=20 equation:


Simplifying
4x2 + -11x + -20 = 20

Reorder the terms:
-20 + -11x + 4x2 = 20

Solving
-20 + -11x + 4x2 = 20

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-20 + -20 + -11x + 4x2 = 20 + -20

Combine like terms: -20 + -20 = -40
-40 + -11x + 4x2 = 20 + -20

Combine like terms: 20 + -20 = 0
-40 + -11x + 4x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '4'.
-10 + -2.75x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '10' to each side of the equation.
-10 + -2.75x + 10 + x2 = 0 + 10

Reorder the terms:
-10 + 10 + -2.75x + x2 = 0 + 10

Combine like terms: -10 + 10 = 0
0 + -2.75x + x2 = 0 + 10
-2.75x + x2 = 0 + 10

Combine like terms: 0 + 10 = 10
-2.75x + x2 = 10

The x term is -2.75x.  Take half its coefficient (-1.375).
Square it (1.890625) and add it to both sides.

Add '1.890625' to each side of the equation.
-2.75x + 1.890625 + x2 = 10 + 1.890625

Reorder the terms:
1.890625 + -2.75x + x2 = 10 + 1.890625

Combine like terms: 10 + 1.890625 = 11.890625
1.890625 + -2.75x + x2 = 11.890625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -1.375)(x + -1.375) = 11.890625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 3.448278556

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -1.375) equal to 3.448278556 and -3.448278556.

Subproblem 1

x + -1.375 = 3.448278556 Simplifying x + -1.375 = 3.448278556 Reorder the terms: -1.375 + x = 3.448278556 Solving -1.375 + x = 3.448278556 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.375' to each side of the equation. -1.375 + 1.375 + x = 3.448278556 + 1.375 Combine like terms: -1.375 + 1.375 = 0.000 0.000 + x = 3.448278556 + 1.375 x = 3.448278556 + 1.375 Combine like terms: 3.448278556 + 1.375 = 4.823278556 x = 4.823278556 Simplifying x = 4.823278556

Subproblem 2

x + -1.375 = -3.448278556 Simplifying x + -1.375 = -3.448278556 Reorder the terms: -1.375 + x = -3.448278556 Solving -1.375 + x = -3.448278556 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.375' to each side of the equation. -1.375 + 1.375 + x = -3.448278556 + 1.375 Combine like terms: -1.375 + 1.375 = 0.000 0.000 + x = -3.448278556 + 1.375 x = -3.448278556 + 1.375 Combine like terms: -3.448278556 + 1.375 = -2.073278556 x = -2.073278556 Simplifying x = -2.073278556

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {4.823278556, -2.073278556}

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