x-x^2=.14959

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Solution for x-x^2=.14959 equation:


Simplifying
x + -1x2 = 0.14959

Solving
x + -1x2 = 0.14959

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-0.14959 + x + -1x2 = 0.14959 + -0.14959

Combine like terms: 0.14959 + -0.14959 = 0.00000
-0.14959 + x + -1x2 = 0.00000

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
-1 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '-1'.
0.14959 + -1x + x2 = 0.00000

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-0.14959' to each side of the equation.
0.14959 + -1x + -0.14959 + x2 = 0.00000 + -0.14959

Reorder the terms:
0.14959 + -0.14959 + -1x + x2 = 0.00000 + -0.14959

Combine like terms: 0.14959 + -0.14959 = 0.00000
0.00000 + -1x + x2 = 0.00000 + -0.14959
-1x + x2 = 0.00000 + -0.14959

Combine like terms: 0.00000 + -0.14959 = -0.14959
-1x + x2 = -0.14959

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.
-1x + 0.25 + x2 = -0.14959 + 0.25

Reorder the terms:
0.25 + -1x + x2 = -0.14959 + 0.25

Combine like terms: -0.14959 + 0.25 = 0.10041
0.25 + -1x + x2 = 0.10041

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.5)(x + 0.5) = 0.10041

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.31687537

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.5) equal to 0.31687537 and -0.31687537.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.5 = 0.31687537 Simplifying x + 0.5 = 0.31687537 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + x = 0.31687537 Solving 0.5 + x = 0.31687537 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 = 0.31687537 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 0.31687537 + -0.5 x = 0.31687537 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.31687537 + -0.5 = -0.18312463 x = -0.18312463 Simplifying x = -0.18312463

Subproblem 2

x + 0.5 = -0.31687537 Simplifying x + 0.5 = -0.31687537 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + x = -0.31687537 Solving 0.5 + x = -0.31687537 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 = -0.31687537 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -0.31687537 + -0.5 x = -0.31687537 + -0.5 Combine like terms: -0.31687537 + -0.5 = -0.81687537 x = -0.81687537 Simplifying x = -0.81687537

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {-0.18312463, -0.81687537}

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