5x^2=-5x+21

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Solution for 5x^2=-5x+21 equation:


Simplifying
5x2 = -5x + 21

Reorder the terms:
5x2 = 21 + -5x

Solving
5x2 = 21 + -5x

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-21 + 5x + 5x2 = 21 + -5x + -21 + 5x

Reorder the terms:
-21 + 5x + 5x2 = 21 + -21 + -5x + 5x

Combine like terms: 21 + -21 = 0
-21 + 5x + 5x2 = 0 + -5x + 5x
-21 + 5x + 5x2 = -5x + 5x

Combine like terms: -5x + 5x = 0
-21 + 5x + 5x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '5'.
-4.2 + x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '4.2' to each side of the equation.
-4.2 + x + 4.2 + x2 = 0 + 4.2

Reorder the terms:
-4.2 + 4.2 + x + x2 = 0 + 4.2

Combine like terms: -4.2 + 4.2 = 0.0
0.0 + x + x2 = 0 + 4.2
x + x2 = 0 + 4.2

Combine like terms: 0 + 4.2 = 4.2
x + x2 = 4.2

The x term is x.  Take half its coefficient (0.5).
Square it (0.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.25' to each side of the equation.
 + 0.25 + x2 = 4.2 + 0.25

Combine like terms:  + 0.25 = 1.25
1.25 + x2 = 4.2 + 0.25

Combine like terms: 4.2 + 0.25 = 4.45
1.25 + x2 = 4.45

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.5)(x + 0.5) = 4.45

Calculate the square root of the right side: 2.109502311

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.5) equal to 2.109502311 and -2.109502311.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.5 = 2.109502311 Simplifying x + 0.5 = 2.109502311 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + x = 2.109502311 Solving 0.5 + x = 2.109502311 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.5' to each side of the equation. 0.5 + -0.5 + x = 2.109502311 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 2.109502311 + -0.5 x = 2.109502311 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 2.109502311 + -0.5 = 1.609502311 x = 1.609502311 Simplifying x = 1.609502311

Subproblem 2

x + 0.5 = -2.109502311 Simplifying x + 0.5 = -2.109502311 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + x = -2.109502311 Solving 0.5 + x = -2.109502311 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.5' to each side of the equation. 0.5 + -0.5 + x = -2.109502311 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -2.109502311 + -0.5 x = -2.109502311 + -0.5 Combine like terms: -2.109502311 + -0.5 = -2.609502311 x = -2.609502311 Simplifying x = -2.609502311

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {1.609502311, -2.609502311}

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