5x^2+24x=60

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Solution for 5x^2+24x=60 equation:


Simplifying
5x2 + 24x = 60

Reorder the terms:
24x + 5x2 = 60

Solving
24x + 5x2 = 60

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-60 + 24x + 5x2 = 60 + -60

Combine like terms: 60 + -60 = 0
-60 + 24x + 5x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '5'.
-12 + 4.8x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '12' to each side of the equation.
-12 + 4.8x + 12 + x2 = 0 + 12

Reorder the terms:
-12 + 12 + 4.8x + x2 = 0 + 12

Combine like terms: -12 + 12 = 0
0 + 4.8x + x2 = 0 + 12
4.8x + x2 = 0 + 12

Combine like terms: 0 + 12 = 12
4.8x + x2 = 12

The x term is 4.8x.  Take half its coefficient (2.4).
Square it (5.76) and add it to both sides.

Add '5.76' to each side of the equation.
4.8x + 5.76 + x2 = 12 + 5.76

Reorder the terms:
5.76 + 4.8x + x2 = 12 + 5.76

Combine like terms: 12 + 5.76 = 17.76
5.76 + 4.8x + x2 = 17.76

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 2.4)(x + 2.4) = 17.76

Calculate the square root of the right side: 4.214261501

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 2.4) equal to 4.214261501 and -4.214261501.

Subproblem 1

x + 2.4 = 4.214261501 Simplifying x + 2.4 = 4.214261501 Reorder the terms: 2.4 + x = 4.214261501 Solving 2.4 + x = 4.214261501 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-2.4' to each side of the equation. 2.4 + -2.4 + x = 4.214261501 + -2.4 Combine like terms: 2.4 + -2.4 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 4.214261501 + -2.4 x = 4.214261501 + -2.4 Combine like terms: 4.214261501 + -2.4 = 1.814261501 x = 1.814261501 Simplifying x = 1.814261501

Subproblem 2

x + 2.4 = -4.214261501 Simplifying x + 2.4 = -4.214261501 Reorder the terms: 2.4 + x = -4.214261501 Solving 2.4 + x = -4.214261501 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-2.4' to each side of the equation. 2.4 + -2.4 + x = -4.214261501 + -2.4 Combine like terms: 2.4 + -2.4 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -4.214261501 + -2.4 x = -4.214261501 + -2.4 Combine like terms: -4.214261501 + -2.4 = -6.614261501 x = -6.614261501 Simplifying x = -6.614261501

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {1.814261501, -6.614261501}

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