4x^2-85x-2=0

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


Simplifying
4x2 + -85x + -2 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-2 + -85x + 4x2 = 0

Solving
-2 + -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'.
-0.5 + -21.25x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '0.5' to each side of the equation.
-0.5 + -21.25x + 0.5 + x2 = 0 + 0.5

Reorder the terms:
-0.5 + 0.5 + -21.25x + x2 = 0 + 0.5

Combine like terms: -0.5 + 0.5 = 0.0
0.0 + -21.25x + x2 = 0 + 0.5
-21.25x + x2 = 0 + 0.5

Combine like terms: 0 + 0.5 = 0.5
-21.25x + x2 = 0.5

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 = 0.5 + 112.890625

Reorder the terms:
112.890625 + -21.25x + x2 = 0.5 + 112.890625

Combine like terms: 0.5 + 112.890625 = 113.390625
112.890625 + -21.25x + x2 = 113.390625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -10.625)(x + -10.625) = 113.390625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 10.648503416

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -10.625) equal to 10.648503416 and -10.648503416.

Subproblem 1

x + -10.625 = 10.648503416 Simplifying x + -10.625 = 10.648503416 Reorder the terms: -10.625 + x = 10.648503416 Solving -10.625 + x = 10.648503416 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 = 10.648503416 + 10.625 Combine like terms: -10.625 + 10.625 = 0.000 0.000 + x = 10.648503416 + 10.625 x = 10.648503416 + 10.625 Combine like terms: 10.648503416 + 10.625 = 21.273503416 x = 21.273503416 Simplifying x = 21.273503416

Subproblem 2

x + -10.625 = -10.648503416 Simplifying x + -10.625 = -10.648503416 Reorder the terms: -10.625 + x = -10.648503416 Solving -10.625 + x = -10.648503416 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 = -10.648503416 + 10.625 Combine like terms: -10.625 + 10.625 = 0.000 0.000 + x = -10.648503416 + 10.625 x = -10.648503416 + 10.625 Combine like terms: -10.648503416 + 10.625 = -0.023503416 x = -0.023503416 Simplifying x = -0.023503416

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {21.273503416, -0.023503416}

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