5x^2-12x-100=0

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Solution for 5x^2-12x-100=0 equation:


Simplifying
5x2 + -12x + -100 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-100 + -12x + 5x2 = 0

Solving
-100 + -12x + 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'.
-20 + -2.4x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '20' to each side of the equation.
-20 + -2.4x + 20 + x2 = 0 + 20

Reorder the terms:
-20 + 20 + -2.4x + x2 = 0 + 20

Combine like terms: -20 + 20 = 0
0 + -2.4x + x2 = 0 + 20
-2.4x + x2 = 0 + 20

Combine like terms: 0 + 20 = 20
-2.4x + x2 = 20

The x term is -2.4x.  Take half its coefficient (-1.2).
Square it (1.44) and add it to both sides.

Add '1.44' to each side of the equation.
-2.4x + 1.44 + x2 = 20 + 1.44

Reorder the terms:
1.44 + -2.4x + x2 = 20 + 1.44

Combine like terms: 20 + 1.44 = 21.44
1.44 + -2.4x + x2 = 21.44

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -1.2)(x + -1.2) = 21.44

Calculate the square root of the right side: 4.630334761

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -1.2) equal to 4.630334761 and -4.630334761.

Subproblem 1

x + -1.2 = 4.630334761 Simplifying x + -1.2 = 4.630334761 Reorder the terms: -1.2 + x = 4.630334761 Solving -1.2 + x = 4.630334761 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.2' to each side of the equation. -1.2 + 1.2 + x = 4.630334761 + 1.2 Combine like terms: -1.2 + 1.2 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 4.630334761 + 1.2 x = 4.630334761 + 1.2 Combine like terms: 4.630334761 + 1.2 = 5.830334761 x = 5.830334761 Simplifying x = 5.830334761

Subproblem 2

x + -1.2 = -4.630334761 Simplifying x + -1.2 = -4.630334761 Reorder the terms: -1.2 + x = -4.630334761 Solving -1.2 + x = -4.630334761 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.2' to each side of the equation. -1.2 + 1.2 + x = -4.630334761 + 1.2 Combine like terms: -1.2 + 1.2 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -4.630334761 + 1.2 x = -4.630334761 + 1.2 Combine like terms: -4.630334761 + 1.2 = -3.430334761 x = -3.430334761 Simplifying x = -3.430334761

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {5.830334761, -3.430334761}

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