(x)(x-5)=277

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Solution for (x)(x-5)=277 equation:


Simplifying
(x)(x + -5) = 277

Reorder the terms:
x(-5 + x) = 277
(-5 * x + x * x) = 277
(-5x + x2) = 277

Solving
-5x + x2 = 277

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-277 + -5x + x2 = 277 + -277

Combine like terms: 277 + -277 = 0
-277 + -5x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '277' to each side of the equation.
-277 + -5x + 277 + x2 = 0 + 277

Reorder the terms:
-277 + 277 + -5x + x2 = 0 + 277

Combine like terms: -277 + 277 = 0
0 + -5x + x2 = 0 + 277
-5x + x2 = 0 + 277

Combine like terms: 0 + 277 = 277
-5x + x2 = 277

The x term is -5x.  Take half its coefficient (-2.5).
Square it (6.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '6.25' to each side of the equation.
-5x + 6.25 + x2 = 277 + 6.25

Reorder the terms:
6.25 + -5x + x2 = 277 + 6.25

Combine like terms: 277 + 6.25 = 283.25
6.25 + -5x + x2 = 283.25

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -2.5)(x + -2.5) = 283.25

Calculate the square root of the right side: 16.83003268

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -2.5) equal to 16.83003268 and -16.83003268.

Subproblem 1

x + -2.5 = 16.83003268 Simplifying x + -2.5 = 16.83003268 Reorder the terms: -2.5 + x = 16.83003268 Solving -2.5 + x = 16.83003268 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '2.5' to each side of the equation. -2.5 + 2.5 + x = 16.83003268 + 2.5 Combine like terms: -2.5 + 2.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 16.83003268 + 2.5 x = 16.83003268 + 2.5 Combine like terms: 16.83003268 + 2.5 = 19.33003268 x = 19.33003268 Simplifying x = 19.33003268

Subproblem 2

x + -2.5 = -16.83003268 Simplifying x + -2.5 = -16.83003268 Reorder the terms: -2.5 + x = -16.83003268 Solving -2.5 + x = -16.83003268 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '2.5' to each side of the equation. -2.5 + 2.5 + x = -16.83003268 + 2.5 Combine like terms: -2.5 + 2.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -16.83003268 + 2.5 x = -16.83003268 + 2.5 Combine like terms: -16.83003268 + 2.5 = -14.33003268 x = -14.33003268 Simplifying x = -14.33003268

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {19.33003268, -14.33003268}

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