5x^2+8x-2020=0

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Solution for 5x^2+8x-2020=0 equation:


Simplifying
5x2 + 8x + -2020 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-2020 + 8x + 5x2 = 0

Solving
-2020 + 8x + 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'.
-404 + 1.6x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '404' to each side of the equation.
-404 + 1.6x + 404 + x2 = 0 + 404

Reorder the terms:
-404 + 404 + 1.6x + x2 = 0 + 404

Combine like terms: -404 + 404 = 0
0 + 1.6x + x2 = 0 + 404
1.6x + x2 = 0 + 404

Combine like terms: 0 + 404 = 404
1.6x + x2 = 404

The x term is 1.6x.  Take half its coefficient (0.8).
Square it (0.64) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.64' to each side of the equation.
1.6x + 0.64 + x2 = 404 + 0.64

Reorder the terms:
0.64 + 1.6x + x2 = 404 + 0.64

Combine like terms: 404 + 0.64 = 404.64
0.64 + 1.6x + x2 = 404.64

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.8)(x + 0.8) = 404.64

Calculate the square root of the right side: 20.115665537

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.8) equal to 20.115665537 and -20.115665537.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.8 = 20.115665537 Simplifying x + 0.8 = 20.115665537 Reorder the terms: 0.8 + x = 20.115665537 Solving 0.8 + x = 20.115665537 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.8' to each side of the equation. 0.8 + -0.8 + x = 20.115665537 + -0.8 Combine like terms: 0.8 + -0.8 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 20.115665537 + -0.8 x = 20.115665537 + -0.8 Combine like terms: 20.115665537 + -0.8 = 19.315665537 x = 19.315665537 Simplifying x = 19.315665537

Subproblem 2

x + 0.8 = -20.115665537 Simplifying x + 0.8 = -20.115665537 Reorder the terms: 0.8 + x = -20.115665537 Solving 0.8 + x = -20.115665537 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.8' to each side of the equation. 0.8 + -0.8 + x = -20.115665537 + -0.8 Combine like terms: 0.8 + -0.8 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -20.115665537 + -0.8 x = -20.115665537 + -0.8 Combine like terms: -20.115665537 + -0.8 = -20.915665537 x = -20.915665537 Simplifying x = -20.915665537

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {19.315665537, -20.915665537}

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