(200+2x)(1-0.02x)=144

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Solution for (200+2x)(1-0.02x)=144 equation:


Simplifying
(200 + 2x)(1 + -0.02x) = 144

Multiply (200 + 2x) * (1 + -0.02x)
(200(1 + -0.02x) + 2x * (1 + -0.02x)) = 144
((1 * 200 + -0.02x * 200) + 2x * (1 + -0.02x)) = 144
((200 + -4x) + 2x * (1 + -0.02x)) = 144
(200 + -4x + (1 * 2x + -0.02x * 2x)) = 144
(200 + -4x + (2x + -0.04x2)) = 144

Combine like terms: -4x + 2x = -2x
(200 + -2x + -0.04x2) = 144

Solving
200 + -2x + -0.04x2 = 144

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
200 + -144 + -2x + -0.04x2 = 144 + -144

Combine like terms: 200 + -144 = 56
56 + -2x + -0.04x2 = 144 + -144

Combine like terms: 144 + -144 = 0
56 + -2x + -0.04x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
-0.04 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '-0.04'.
-1400 + 50x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '1400' to each side of the equation.
-1400 + 50x + 1400 + x2 = 0 + 1400

Reorder the terms:
-1400 + 1400 + 50x + x2 = 0 + 1400

Combine like terms: -1400 + 1400 = 0
0 + 50x + x2 = 0 + 1400
50x + x2 = 0 + 1400

Combine like terms: 0 + 1400 = 1400
50x + x2 = 1400

The x term is 50x.  Take half its coefficient (25).
Square it (625) and add it to both sides.

Add '625' to each side of the equation.
50x + 625 + x2 = 1400 + 625

Reorder the terms:
625 + 50x + x2 = 1400 + 625

Combine like terms: 1400 + 625 = 2025
625 + 50x + x2 = 2025

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 25)(x + 25) = 2025

Calculate the square root of the right side: 45

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 25) equal to 45 and -45.

Subproblem 1

x + 25 = 45 Simplifying x + 25 = 45 Reorder the terms: 25 + x = 45 Solving 25 + x = 45 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-25' to each side of the equation. 25 + -25 + x = 45 + -25 Combine like terms: 25 + -25 = 0 0 + x = 45 + -25 x = 45 + -25 Combine like terms: 45 + -25 = 20 x = 20 Simplifying x = 20

Subproblem 2

x + 25 = -45 Simplifying x + 25 = -45 Reorder the terms: 25 + x = -45 Solving 25 + x = -45 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-25' to each side of the equation. 25 + -25 + x = -45 + -25 Combine like terms: 25 + -25 = 0 0 + x = -45 + -25 x = -45 + -25 Combine like terms: -45 + -25 = -70 x = -70 Simplifying x = -70

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {20, -70}

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