5x^2+78x+38=0

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Solution for 5x^2+78x+38=0 equation:


Simplifying
5x2 + 78x + 38 = 0

Reorder the terms:
38 + 78x + 5x2 = 0

Solving
38 + 78x + 5x2 = 0

Solving for variable 'x'.

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

Divide each side by '5'.
7.6 + 15.6x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-7.6' to each side of the equation.
7.6 + 15.6x + -7.6 + x2 = 0 + -7.6

Reorder the terms:
7.6 + -7.6 + 15.6x + x2 = 0 + -7.6

Combine like terms: 7.6 + -7.6 = 0.0
0.0 + 15.6x + x2 = 0 + -7.6
15.6x + x2 = 0 + -7.6

Combine like terms: 0 + -7.6 = -7.6
15.6x + x2 = -7.6

The x term is 15.6x.  Take half its coefficient (7.8).
Square it (60.84) and add it to both sides.

Add '60.84' to each side of the equation.
15.6x + 60.84 + x2 = -7.6 + 60.84

Reorder the terms:
60.84 + 15.6x + x2 = -7.6 + 60.84

Combine like terms: -7.6 + 60.84 = 53.24
60.84 + 15.6x + x2 = 53.24

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 7.8)(x + 7.8) = 53.24

Calculate the square root of the right side: 7.296574539

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 7.8) equal to 7.296574539 and -7.296574539.

Subproblem 1

x + 7.8 = 7.296574539 Simplifying x + 7.8 = 7.296574539 Reorder the terms: 7.8 + x = 7.296574539 Solving 7.8 + x = 7.296574539 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-7.8' to each side of the equation. 7.8 + -7.8 + x = 7.296574539 + -7.8 Combine like terms: 7.8 + -7.8 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 7.296574539 + -7.8 x = 7.296574539 + -7.8 Combine like terms: 7.296574539 + -7.8 = -0.503425461 x = -0.503425461 Simplifying x = -0.503425461

Subproblem 2

x + 7.8 = -7.296574539 Simplifying x + 7.8 = -7.296574539 Reorder the terms: 7.8 + x = -7.296574539 Solving 7.8 + x = -7.296574539 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-7.8' to each side of the equation. 7.8 + -7.8 + x = -7.296574539 + -7.8 Combine like terms: 7.8 + -7.8 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -7.296574539 + -7.8 x = -7.296574539 + -7.8 Combine like terms: -7.296574539 + -7.8 = -15.096574539 x = -15.096574539 Simplifying x = -15.096574539

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {-0.503425461, -15.096574539}

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