x(2x-5)=130

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Solution for x(2x-5)=130 equation:


Simplifying
x(2x + -5) = 130

Reorder the terms:
x(-5 + 2x) = 130
(-5 * x + 2x * x) = 130
(-5x + 2x2) = 130

Solving
-5x + 2x2 = 130

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-130 + -5x + 2x2 = 130 + -130

Combine like terms: 130 + -130 = 0
-130 + -5x + 2x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '2'.
-65 + -2.5x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '65' to each side of the equation.
-65 + -2.5x + 65 + x2 = 0 + 65

Reorder the terms:
-65 + 65 + -2.5x + x2 = 0 + 65

Combine like terms: -65 + 65 = 0
0 + -2.5x + x2 = 0 + 65
-2.5x + x2 = 0 + 65

Combine like terms: 0 + 65 = 65
-2.5x + x2 = 65

The x term is -2.5x.  Take half its coefficient (-1.25).
Square it (1.5625) and add it to both sides.

Add '1.5625' to each side of the equation.
-2.5x + 1.5625 + x2 = 65 + 1.5625

Reorder the terms:
1.5625 + -2.5x + x2 = 65 + 1.5625

Combine like terms: 65 + 1.5625 = 66.5625
1.5625 + -2.5x + x2 = 66.5625

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -1.25)(x + -1.25) = 66.5625

Calculate the square root of the right side: 8.158584436

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -1.25) equal to 8.158584436 and -8.158584436.

Subproblem 1

x + -1.25 = 8.158584436 Simplifying x + -1.25 = 8.158584436 Reorder the terms: -1.25 + x = 8.158584436 Solving -1.25 + x = 8.158584436 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.25' to each side of the equation. -1.25 + 1.25 + x = 8.158584436 + 1.25 Combine like terms: -1.25 + 1.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = 8.158584436 + 1.25 x = 8.158584436 + 1.25 Combine like terms: 8.158584436 + 1.25 = 9.408584436 x = 9.408584436 Simplifying x = 9.408584436

Subproblem 2

x + -1.25 = -8.158584436 Simplifying x + -1.25 = -8.158584436 Reorder the terms: -1.25 + x = -8.158584436 Solving -1.25 + x = -8.158584436 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1.25' to each side of the equation. -1.25 + 1.25 + x = -8.158584436 + 1.25 Combine like terms: -1.25 + 1.25 = 0.00 0.00 + x = -8.158584436 + 1.25 x = -8.158584436 + 1.25 Combine like terms: -8.158584436 + 1.25 = -6.908584436 x = -6.908584436 Simplifying x = -6.908584436

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {9.408584436, -6.908584436}

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