5x^2-24x+5=0

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Solution for 5x^2-24x+5=0 equation:


Simplifying
5x2 + -24x + 5 = 0

Reorder the terms:
5 + -24x + 5x2 = 0

Solving
5 + -24x + 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'.
1 + -4.8x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-1' to each side of the equation.
1 + -4.8x + -1 + x2 = 0 + -1

Reorder the terms:
1 + -1 + -4.8x + x2 = 0 + -1

Combine like terms: 1 + -1 = 0
0 + -4.8x + x2 = 0 + -1
-4.8x + x2 = 0 + -1

Combine like terms: 0 + -1 = -1
-4.8x + x2 = -1

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 = -1 + 5.76

Reorder the terms:
5.76 + -4.8x + x2 = -1 + 5.76

Combine like terms: -1 + 5.76 = 4.76
5.76 + -4.8x + x2 = 4.76

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -2.4)(x + -2.4) = 4.76

Calculate the square root of the right side: 2.181742423

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -2.4) equal to 2.181742423 and -2.181742423.

Subproblem 1

x + -2.4 = 2.181742423 Simplifying x + -2.4 = 2.181742423 Reorder the terms: -2.4 + x = 2.181742423 Solving -2.4 + x = 2.181742423 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 = 2.181742423 + 2.4 Combine like terms: -2.4 + 2.4 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 2.181742423 + 2.4 x = 2.181742423 + 2.4 Combine like terms: 2.181742423 + 2.4 = 4.581742423 x = 4.581742423 Simplifying x = 4.581742423

Subproblem 2

x + -2.4 = -2.181742423 Simplifying x + -2.4 = -2.181742423 Reorder the terms: -2.4 + x = -2.181742423 Solving -2.4 + x = -2.181742423 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 = -2.181742423 + 2.4 Combine like terms: -2.4 + 2.4 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -2.181742423 + 2.4 x = -2.181742423 + 2.4 Combine like terms: -2.181742423 + 2.4 = 0.218257577 x = 0.218257577 Simplifying x = 0.218257577

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {4.581742423, 0.218257577}

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