x(0.2x-5)=40

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x(0.2x-5)=40
We move all terms to the left:
x(0.2x-5)-(40)=0
We multiply parentheses
0x^2-5x-40=0
We add all the numbers together, and all the variables
x^2-5x-40=0
a = 1; b = -5; c = -40;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -52-4·1·(-40)
Δ = 185
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-5)-\sqrt{185}}{2*1}=\frac{5-\sqrt{185}}{2} $
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-5)+\sqrt{185}}{2*1}=\frac{5+\sqrt{185}}{2} $

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