4x^2-85x+18=0

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Solution for 4x^2-85x+18=0 equation:


Simplifying
4x2 + -85x + 18 = 0

Reorder the terms:
18 + -85x + 4x2 = 0

Solving
18 + -85x + 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'.
4.5 + -21.25x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-4.5' to each side of the equation.
4.5 + -21.25x + -4.5 + x2 = 0 + -4.5

Reorder the terms:
4.5 + -4.5 + -21.25x + x2 = 0 + -4.5

Combine like terms: 4.5 + -4.5 = 0.0
0.0 + -21.25x + x2 = 0 + -4.5
-21.25x + x2 = 0 + -4.5

Combine like terms: 0 + -4.5 = -4.5
-21.25x + x2 = -4.5

The x term is -21.25x.  Take half its coefficient (-10.625).
Square it (112.890625) and add it to both sides.

Add '112.890625' to each side of the equation.
-21.25x + 112.890625 + x2 = -4.5 + 112.890625

Reorder the terms:
112.890625 + -21.25x + x2 = -4.5 + 112.890625

Combine like terms: -4.5 + 112.890625 = 108.390625
112.890625 + -21.25x + x2 = 108.390625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -10.625)(x + -10.625) = 108.390625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 10.411081836

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -10.625) equal to 10.411081836 and -10.411081836.

Subproblem 1

x + -10.625 = 10.411081836 Simplifying x + -10.625 = 10.411081836 Reorder the terms: -10.625 + x = 10.411081836 Solving -10.625 + x = 10.411081836 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '10.625' to each side of the equation. -10.625 + 10.625 + x = 10.411081836 + 10.625 Combine like terms: -10.625 + 10.625 = 0.000 0.000 + x = 10.411081836 + 10.625 x = 10.411081836 + 10.625 Combine like terms: 10.411081836 + 10.625 = 21.036081836 x = 21.036081836 Simplifying x = 21.036081836

Subproblem 2

x + -10.625 = -10.411081836 Simplifying x + -10.625 = -10.411081836 Reorder the terms: -10.625 + x = -10.411081836 Solving -10.625 + x = -10.411081836 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '10.625' to each side of the equation. -10.625 + 10.625 + x = -10.411081836 + 10.625 Combine like terms: -10.625 + 10.625 = 0.000 0.000 + x = -10.411081836 + 10.625 x = -10.411081836 + 10.625 Combine like terms: -10.411081836 + 10.625 = 0.213918164 x = 0.213918164 Simplifying x = 0.213918164

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {21.036081836, 0.213918164}

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