4x^2-3.5x=26

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Solution for 4x^2-3.5x=26 equation:


Simplifying
4x2 + -3.5x = 26

Reorder the terms:
-3.5x + 4x2 = 26

Solving
-3.5x + 4x2 = 26

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-26 + -3.5x + 4x2 = 26 + -26

Combine like terms: 26 + -26 = 0
-26 + -3.5x + 4x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '4'.
-6.5 + -0.875x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '6.5' to each side of the equation.
-6.5 + -0.875x + 6.5 + x2 = 0 + 6.5

Reorder the terms:
-6.5 + 6.5 + -0.875x + x2 = 0 + 6.5

Combine like terms: -6.5 + 6.5 = 0.0
0.0 + -0.875x + x2 = 0 + 6.5
-0.875x + x2 = 0 + 6.5

Combine like terms: 0 + 6.5 = 6.5
-0.875x + x2 = 6.5

The x term is -0.875x.  Take half its coefficient (-0.4375).
Square it (0.19140625) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.19140625' to each side of the equation.
-0.875x + 0.19140625 + x2 = 6.5 + 0.19140625

Reorder the terms:
0.19140625 + -0.875x + x2 = 6.5 + 0.19140625

Combine like terms: 6.5 + 0.19140625 = 6.69140625
0.19140625 + -0.875x + x2 = 6.69140625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -0.4375)(x + -0.4375) = 6.69140625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 2.586775261

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -0.4375) equal to 2.586775261 and -2.586775261.

Subproblem 1

x + -0.4375 = 2.586775261 Simplifying x + -0.4375 = 2.586775261 Reorder the terms: -0.4375 + x = 2.586775261 Solving -0.4375 + x = 2.586775261 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.4375' to each side of the equation. -0.4375 + 0.4375 + x = 2.586775261 + 0.4375 Combine like terms: -0.4375 + 0.4375 = 0.0000 0.0000 + x = 2.586775261 + 0.4375 x = 2.586775261 + 0.4375 Combine like terms: 2.586775261 + 0.4375 = 3.024275261 x = 3.024275261 Simplifying x = 3.024275261

Subproblem 2

x + -0.4375 = -2.586775261 Simplifying x + -0.4375 = -2.586775261 Reorder the terms: -0.4375 + x = -2.586775261 Solving -0.4375 + x = -2.586775261 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.4375' to each side of the equation. -0.4375 + 0.4375 + x = -2.586775261 + 0.4375 Combine like terms: -0.4375 + 0.4375 = 0.0000 0.0000 + x = -2.586775261 + 0.4375 x = -2.586775261 + 0.4375 Combine like terms: -2.586775261 + 0.4375 = -2.149275261 x = -2.149275261 Simplifying x = -2.149275261

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {3.024275261, -2.149275261}

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