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(-5x+2)(-x-4)=0

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

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(-5*x + 2)*(-x - 4) = 0
$$\left(2 - 5 x\right) \left(- x - 4\right) = 0$$
Detail solution
Expand the expression in the equation
$$\left(2 - 5 x\right) \left(- x - 4\right) + 0 = 0$$
We get the quadratic equation
$$5 x^{2} + 18 x - 8 = 0$$
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
$$a = 5$$
$$b = 18$$
$$c = -8$$
, then
D = b^2 - 4 * a * c = 

(18)^2 - 4 * (5) * (-8) = 484

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

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

or
$$x_{1} = \frac{2}{5}$$
Simplify
$$x_{2} = -4$$
Simplify
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Rapid solution [src]
x1 = -4
$$x_{1} = -4$$
x2 = 2/5
$$x_{2} = \frac{2}{5}$$
Sum and product of roots [src]
sum
0 - 4 + 2/5
$$\left(-4 + 0\right) + \frac{2}{5}$$
=
-18/5
$$- \frac{18}{5}$$
product
1*-4*2/5
$$1 \left(-4\right) \frac{2}{5}$$
=
-8/5
$$- \frac{8}{5}$$
-8/5
Numerical answer [src]
x1 = -4.0
x2 = 0.4
x2 = 0.4
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(-5x+2)(-x-4)=0 equation