x-1/4x=5

Solution for x-1/4x=5 equation:

x-1/4x=5

We move all terms to the left:

x-1/4x-(5)=0


Domain of the equation: 4x!=0

x!=0/4

x!=0

x∈R


We multiply all the terms by the denominator


x*4x-5*4x-1=0

Wy multiply elements

4x^2-20x-1=0

a = 4; b = -20; c = -1;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -202-4·4·(-1)
Δ = 416
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

The end solution:

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{416}=\sqrt{16*26}=\sqrt{16}*\sqrt{26}=4\sqrt{26}$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-20)-4\sqrt{26}}{2*4}=\frac{20-4\sqrt{26}}{8}
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-20)+4\sqrt{26}}{2*4}=\frac{20+4\sqrt{26}}{8}
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