x^2-1.3x=-.4

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Solution for x^2-1.3x=-.4 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + -1.3x = -0.4

Reorder the terms:
-1.3x + x2 = -0.4

Solving
-1.3x + x2 = -0.4

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
0.4 + -1.3x + x2 = -0.4 + 0.4

Combine like terms: -0.4 + 0.4 = 0.0
0.4 + -1.3x + x2 = 0.0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-0.4' to each side of the equation.
0.4 + -1.3x + -0.4 + x2 = 0.0 + -0.4

Reorder the terms:
0.4 + -0.4 + -1.3x + x2 = 0.0 + -0.4

Combine like terms: 0.4 + -0.4 = 0.0
0.0 + -1.3x + x2 = 0.0 + -0.4
-1.3x + x2 = 0.0 + -0.4

Combine like terms: 0.0 + -0.4 = -0.4
-1.3x + x2 = -0.4

The x term is -1.3x.  Take half its coefficient (-0.65).
Square it (0.4225) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.4225' to each side of the equation.
-1.3x + 0.4225 + x2 = -0.4 + 0.4225

Reorder the terms:
0.4225 + -1.3x + x2 = -0.4 + 0.4225

Combine like terms: -0.4 + 0.4225 = 0.0225
0.4225 + -1.3x + x2 = 0.0225

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -0.65)(x + -0.65) = 0.0225

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.15

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -0.65) equal to 0.15 and -0.15.

Subproblem 1

x + -0.65 = 0.15 Simplifying x + -0.65 = 0.15 Reorder the terms: -0.65 + x = 0.15 Solving -0.65 + x = 0.15 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.65' to each side of the equation. -0.65 + 0.65 + x = 0.15 + 0.65 Combine like terms: -0.65 + 0.65 = 0.00 0.00 + x = 0.15 + 0.65 x = 0.15 + 0.65 Combine like terms: 0.15 + 0.65 = 0.8 x = 0.8 Simplifying x = 0.8

Subproblem 2

x + -0.65 = -0.15 Simplifying x + -0.65 = -0.15 Reorder the terms: -0.65 + x = -0.15 Solving -0.65 + x = -0.15 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.65' to each side of the equation. -0.65 + 0.65 + x = -0.15 + 0.65 Combine like terms: -0.65 + 0.65 = 0.00 0.00 + x = -0.15 + 0.65 x = -0.15 + 0.65 Combine like terms: -0.15 + 0.65 = 0.5 x = 0.5 Simplifying x = 0.5

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {0.8, 0.5}

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