-0.18p-0.05(3-5p)=0.04p(p-4)-0.26

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Solution for -0.18p-0.05(3-5p)=0.04p(p-4)-0.26 equation:


Simplifying
-0.18p + -0.05(3 + -5p) = 0.04p(p + -4) + -0.26
-0.18p + (3 * -0.05 + -5p * -0.05) = 0.04p(p + -4) + -0.26
-0.18p + (-0.15 + 0.25p) = 0.04p(p + -4) + -0.26

Reorder the terms:
-0.15 + -0.18p + 0.25p = 0.04p(p + -4) + -0.26

Combine like terms: -0.18p + 0.25p = 0.07p
-0.15 + 0.07p = 0.04p(p + -4) + -0.26

Reorder the terms:
-0.15 + 0.07p = 0.04p(-4 + p) + -0.26
-0.15 + 0.07p = (-4 * 0.04p + p * 0.04p) + -0.26
-0.15 + 0.07p = (-0.16p + 0.04p2) + -0.26

Reorder the terms:
-0.15 + 0.07p = -0.26 + -0.16p + 0.04p2

Solving
-0.15 + 0.07p = -0.26 + -0.16p + 0.04p2

Solving for variable 'p'.

Reorder the terms:
-0.15 + 0.26 + 0.07p + 0.16p + -0.04p2 = -0.26 + -0.16p + 0.04p2 + 0.26 + 0.16p + -0.04p2

Combine like terms: -0.15 + 0.26 = 0.11
0.11 + 0.07p + 0.16p + -0.04p2 = -0.26 + -0.16p + 0.04p2 + 0.26 + 0.16p + -0.04p2

Combine like terms: 0.07p + 0.16p = 0.23p
0.11 + 0.23p + -0.04p2 = -0.26 + -0.16p + 0.04p2 + 0.26 + 0.16p + -0.04p2

Reorder the terms:
0.11 + 0.23p + -0.04p2 = -0.26 + 0.26 + -0.16p + 0.16p + 0.04p2 + -0.04p2

Combine like terms: -0.26 + 0.26 = 0.00
0.11 + 0.23p + -0.04p2 = 0.00 + -0.16p + 0.16p + 0.04p2 + -0.04p2
0.11 + 0.23p + -0.04p2 = -0.16p + 0.16p + 0.04p2 + -0.04p2

Combine like terms: -0.16p + 0.16p = 0.00
0.11 + 0.23p + -0.04p2 = 0.00 + 0.04p2 + -0.04p2
0.11 + 0.23p + -0.04p2 = 0.04p2 + -0.04p2

Combine like terms: 0.04p2 + -0.04p2 = 0.00
0.11 + 0.23p + -0.04p2 = 0.00

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
-0.04 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '-0.04'.
-2.75 + -5.75p + p2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '2.75' to each side of the equation.
-2.75 + -5.75p + 2.75 + p2 = 0 + 2.75

Reorder the terms:
-2.75 + 2.75 + -5.75p + p2 = 0 + 2.75

Combine like terms: -2.75 + 2.75 = 0.00
0.00 + -5.75p + p2 = 0 + 2.75
-5.75p + p2 = 0 + 2.75

Combine like terms: 0 + 2.75 = 2.75
-5.75p + p2 = 2.75

The p term is -5.75p.  Take half its coefficient (-2.875).
Square it (8.265625) and add it to both sides.

Add '8.265625' to each side of the equation.
-5.75p + 8.265625 + p2 = 2.75 + 8.265625

Reorder the terms:
8.265625 + -5.75p + p2 = 2.75 + 8.265625

Combine like terms: 2.75 + 8.265625 = 11.015625
8.265625 + -5.75p + p2 = 11.015625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(p + -2.875)(p + -2.875) = 11.015625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 3.318979512

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(p + -2.875) equal to 3.318979512 and -3.318979512.

Subproblem 1

p + -2.875 = 3.318979512 Simplifying p + -2.875 = 3.318979512 Reorder the terms: -2.875 + p = 3.318979512 Solving -2.875 + p = 3.318979512 Solving for variable 'p'. Move all terms containing p to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '2.875' to each side of the equation. -2.875 + 2.875 + p = 3.318979512 + 2.875 Combine like terms: -2.875 + 2.875 = 0.000 0.000 + p = 3.318979512 + 2.875 p = 3.318979512 + 2.875 Combine like terms: 3.318979512 + 2.875 = 6.193979512 p = 6.193979512 Simplifying p = 6.193979512

Subproblem 2

p + -2.875 = -3.318979512 Simplifying p + -2.875 = -3.318979512 Reorder the terms: -2.875 + p = -3.318979512 Solving -2.875 + p = -3.318979512 Solving for variable 'p'. Move all terms containing p to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '2.875' to each side of the equation. -2.875 + 2.875 + p = -3.318979512 + 2.875 Combine like terms: -2.875 + 2.875 = 0.000 0.000 + p = -3.318979512 + 2.875 p = -3.318979512 + 2.875 Combine like terms: -3.318979512 + 2.875 = -0.443979512 p = -0.443979512 Simplifying p = -0.443979512

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. p = {6.193979512, -0.443979512}

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