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(5x-1)*(2x+4)=0 equation

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(5*x - 1)*(2*x + 4) = 0
$$\left(2 x + 4\right) \left(5 x - 1\right) = 0$$
Detail solution
Expand the expression in the equation
$$\left(2 x + 4\right) \left(5 x - 1\right) = 0$$
We get the quadratic equation
$$10 x^{2} + 18 x - 4 = 0$$
This equation is of the form
a*x^2 + b*x + c = 0

A quadratic equation can be solved
using the discriminant.
The roots of the quadratic equation:
$$x_{1} = \frac{\sqrt{D} - b}{2 a}$$
$$x_{2} = \frac{- \sqrt{D} - b}{2 a}$$
where D = b^2 - 4*a*c - it is the discriminant.
Because
$$a = 10$$
$$b = 18$$
$$c = -4$$
, then
D = b^2 - 4 * a * c = 

(18)^2 - 4 * (10) * (-4) = 484

Because D > 0, then the equation has two roots.
x1 = (-b + sqrt(D)) / (2*a)

x2 = (-b - sqrt(D)) / (2*a)

or
$$x_{1} = \frac{1}{5}$$
$$x_{2} = -2$$
The graph
Sum and product of roots [src]
sum
-2 + 1/5
$$-2 + \frac{1}{5}$$
=
-9/5
$$- \frac{9}{5}$$
product
-2 
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 5 
$$- \frac{2}{5}$$
=
-2/5
$$- \frac{2}{5}$$
-2/5
Rapid solution [src]
x1 = -2
$$x_{1} = -2$$
x2 = 1/5
$$x_{2} = \frac{1}{5}$$
x2 = 1/5
Numerical answer [src]
x1 = -2.0
x2 = 0.2
x2 = 0.2