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20*5^(2*x)-12*5^x+1=0 equation

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    2*x       x        
20*5    - 12*5  + 1 = 0
$$\left(20 \cdot 5^{2 x} - 12 \cdot 5^{x}\right) + 1 = 0$$
Detail solution
Given the equation:
$$\left(20 \cdot 5^{2 x} - 12 \cdot 5^{x}\right) + 1 = 0$$
or
$$\left(20 \cdot 5^{2 x} - 12 \cdot 5^{x}\right) + 1 = 0$$
Do replacement
$$v = 5^{x}$$
we get
$$20 v^{2} - 12 v + 1 = 0$$
or
$$20 v^{2} - 12 v + 1 = 0$$
This equation is of the form
a*v^2 + b*v + c = 0

A quadratic equation can be solved
using the discriminant.
The roots of the quadratic equation:
$$v_{1} = \frac{\sqrt{D} - b}{2 a}$$
$$v_{2} = \frac{- \sqrt{D} - b}{2 a}$$
where D = b^2 - 4*a*c - it is the discriminant.
Because
$$a = 20$$
$$b = -12$$
$$c = 1$$
, then
D = b^2 - 4 * a * c = 

(-12)^2 - 4 * (20) * (1) = 64

Because D > 0, then the equation has two roots.
v1 = (-b + sqrt(D)) / (2*a)

v2 = (-b - sqrt(D)) / (2*a)

or
$$v_{1} = \frac{1}{2}$$
$$v_{2} = \frac{1}{10}$$
do backward replacement
$$5^{x} = v$$
or
$$x = \frac{\log{\left(v \right)}}{\log{\left(5 \right)}}$$
The final answer
$$x_{1} = \frac{\log{\left(\frac{1}{2} \right)}}{\log{\left(5 \right)}} = - \frac{\log{\left(2 \right)}}{\log{\left(5 \right)}}$$
$$x_{2} = \frac{\log{\left(\frac{1}{10} \right)}}{\log{\left(5 \right)}} = -1 - \frac{\log{\left(2 \right)}}{\log{\left(5 \right)}}$$
The graph
Rapid solution [src]
     -log(2) 
x1 = --------
      log(5) 
$$x_{1} = - \frac{\log{\left(2 \right)}}{\log{\left(5 \right)}}$$
     -log(10) 
x2 = ---------
       log(5) 
$$x_{2} = - \frac{\log{\left(10 \right)}}{\log{\left(5 \right)}}$$
x2 = -log(10)/log(5)
Sum and product of roots [src]
sum
  log(2)   log(10)
- ------ - -------
  log(5)    log(5)
$$- \frac{\log{\left(10 \right)}}{\log{\left(5 \right)}} - \frac{\log{\left(2 \right)}}{\log{\left(5 \right)}}$$
=
  log(2)   log(10)
- ------ - -------
  log(5)    log(5)
$$- \frac{\log{\left(10 \right)}}{\log{\left(5 \right)}} - \frac{\log{\left(2 \right)}}{\log{\left(5 \right)}}$$
product
-log(2)  -log(10) 
--------*---------
 log(5)    log(5) 
$$- \frac{\log{\left(2 \right)}}{\log{\left(5 \right)}} \left(- \frac{\log{\left(10 \right)}}{\log{\left(5 \right)}}\right)$$
=
log(2)*log(10)
--------------
      2       
   log (5)    
$$\frac{\log{\left(2 \right)} \log{\left(10 \right)}}{\log{\left(5 \right)}^{2}}$$
log(2)*log(10)/log(5)^2
Numerical answer [src]
x1 = -0.430676558073393
x2 = -1.43067655807339
x2 = -1.43067655807339