5x^2+4x=15

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Solution for 5x^2+4x=15 equation:


Simplifying
5x2 + 4x = 15

Reorder the terms:
4x + 5x2 = 15

Solving
4x + 5x2 = 15

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-15 + 4x + 5x2 = 15 + -15

Combine like terms: 15 + -15 = 0
-15 + 4x + 5x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '5'.
-3 + 0.8x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '3' to each side of the equation.
-3 + 0.8x + 3 + x2 = 0 + 3

Reorder the terms:
-3 + 3 + 0.8x + x2 = 0 + 3

Combine like terms: -3 + 3 = 0
0 + 0.8x + x2 = 0 + 3
0.8x + x2 = 0 + 3

Combine like terms: 0 + 3 = 3
0.8x + x2 = 3

The x term is 0.8x.  Take half its coefficient (0.4).
Square it (0.16) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.16' to each side of the equation.
0.8x + 0.16 + x2 = 3 + 0.16

Reorder the terms:
0.16 + 0.8x + x2 = 3 + 0.16

Combine like terms: 3 + 0.16 = 3.16
0.16 + 0.8x + x2 = 3.16

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.4)(x + 0.4) = 3.16

Calculate the square root of the right side: 1.777638883

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.4) equal to 1.777638883 and -1.777638883.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.4 = 1.777638883 Simplifying x + 0.4 = 1.777638883 Reorder the terms: 0.4 + x = 1.777638883 Solving 0.4 + x = 1.777638883 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.4' to each side of the equation. 0.4 + -0.4 + x = 1.777638883 + -0.4 Combine like terms: 0.4 + -0.4 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 1.777638883 + -0.4 x = 1.777638883 + -0.4 Combine like terms: 1.777638883 + -0.4 = 1.377638883 x = 1.377638883 Simplifying x = 1.377638883

Subproblem 2

x + 0.4 = -1.777638883 Simplifying x + 0.4 = -1.777638883 Reorder the terms: 0.4 + x = -1.777638883 Solving 0.4 + x = -1.777638883 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.4' to each side of the equation. 0.4 + -0.4 + x = -1.777638883 + -0.4 Combine like terms: 0.4 + -0.4 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -1.777638883 + -0.4 x = -1.777638883 + -0.4 Combine like terms: -1.777638883 + -0.4 = -2.177638883 x = -2.177638883 Simplifying x = -2.177638883

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {1.377638883, -2.177638883}

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