x^2-.4x=.16

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Solution for x^2-.4x=.16 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + -0.4x = 0.16

Reorder the terms:
-0.4x + x2 = 0.16

Solving
-0.4x + x2 = 0.16

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-0.16 + -0.4x + x2 = 0.16 + -0.16

Combine like terms: 0.16 + -0.16 = 0.00
-0.16 + -0.4x + x2 = 0.00

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '0.16' to each side of the equation.
-0.16 + -0.4x + 0.16 + x2 = 0.00 + 0.16

Reorder the terms:
-0.16 + 0.16 + -0.4x + x2 = 0.00 + 0.16

Combine like terms: -0.16 + 0.16 = 0.00
0.00 + -0.4x + x2 = 0.00 + 0.16
-0.4x + x2 = 0.00 + 0.16

Combine like terms: 0.00 + 0.16 = 0.16
-0.4x + x2 = 0.16

The x term is -0.4x.  Take half its coefficient (-0.2).
Square it (0.04) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.04' to each side of the equation.
-0.4x + 0.04 + x2 = 0.16 + 0.04

Reorder the terms:
0.04 + -0.4x + x2 = 0.16 + 0.04

Combine like terms: 0.16 + 0.04 = 0.2
0.04 + -0.4x + x2 = 0.2

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -0.2)(x + -0.2) = 0.2

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.447213596

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -0.2) equal to 0.447213596 and -0.447213596.

Subproblem 1

x + -0.2 = 0.447213596 Simplifying x + -0.2 = 0.447213596 Reorder the terms: -0.2 + x = 0.447213596 Solving -0.2 + x = 0.447213596 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.2' to each side of the equation. -0.2 + 0.2 + x = 0.447213596 + 0.2 Combine like terms: -0.2 + 0.2 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 0.447213596 + 0.2 x = 0.447213596 + 0.2 Combine like terms: 0.447213596 + 0.2 = 0.647213596 x = 0.647213596 Simplifying x = 0.647213596

Subproblem 2

x + -0.2 = -0.447213596 Simplifying x + -0.2 = -0.447213596 Reorder the terms: -0.2 + x = -0.447213596 Solving -0.2 + x = -0.447213596 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.2' to each side of the equation. -0.2 + 0.2 + x = -0.447213596 + 0.2 Combine like terms: -0.2 + 0.2 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -0.447213596 + 0.2 x = -0.447213596 + 0.2 Combine like terms: -0.447213596 + 0.2 = -0.247213596 x = -0.247213596 Simplifying x = -0.247213596

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {0.647213596, -0.247213596}

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