5x^2-39x+20=0

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Solution for 5x^2-39x+20=0 equation:


Simplifying
5x2 + -39x + 20 = 0

Reorder the terms:
20 + -39x + 5x2 = 0

Solving
20 + -39x + 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'.
4 + -7.8x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-4' to each side of the equation.
4 + -7.8x + -4 + x2 = 0 + -4

Reorder the terms:
4 + -4 + -7.8x + x2 = 0 + -4

Combine like terms: 4 + -4 = 0
0 + -7.8x + x2 = 0 + -4
-7.8x + x2 = 0 + -4

Combine like terms: 0 + -4 = -4
-7.8x + x2 = -4

The x term is -7.8x.  Take half its coefficient (-3.9).
Square it (15.21) and add it to both sides.

Add '15.21' to each side of the equation.
-7.8x + 15.21 + x2 = -4 + 15.21

Reorder the terms:
15.21 + -7.8x + x2 = -4 + 15.21

Combine like terms: -4 + 15.21 = 11.21
15.21 + -7.8x + x2 = 11.21

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -3.9)(x + -3.9) = 11.21

Calculate the square root of the right side: 3.348133809

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -3.9) equal to 3.348133809 and -3.348133809.

Subproblem 1

x + -3.9 = 3.348133809 Simplifying x + -3.9 = 3.348133809 Reorder the terms: -3.9 + x = 3.348133809 Solving -3.9 + x = 3.348133809 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '3.9' to each side of the equation. -3.9 + 3.9 + x = 3.348133809 + 3.9 Combine like terms: -3.9 + 3.9 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 3.348133809 + 3.9 x = 3.348133809 + 3.9 Combine like terms: 3.348133809 + 3.9 = 7.248133809 x = 7.248133809 Simplifying x = 7.248133809

Subproblem 2

x + -3.9 = -3.348133809 Simplifying x + -3.9 = -3.348133809 Reorder the terms: -3.9 + x = -3.348133809 Solving -3.9 + x = -3.348133809 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '3.9' to each side of the equation. -3.9 + 3.9 + x = -3.348133809 + 3.9 Combine like terms: -3.9 + 3.9 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -3.348133809 + 3.9 x = -3.348133809 + 3.9 Combine like terms: -3.348133809 + 3.9 = 0.551866191 x = 0.551866191 Simplifying x = 0.551866191

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {7.248133809, 0.551866191}

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