-0.004x^2+3.2x-150=400

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Solution for -0.004x^2+3.2x-150=400 equation:


Simplifying
-0.004x2 + 3.2x + -150 = 400

Reorder the terms:
-150 + 3.2x + -0.004x2 = 400

Solving
-150 + 3.2x + -0.004x2 = 400

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-150 + -400 + 3.2x + -0.004x2 = 400 + -400

Combine like terms: -150 + -400 = -550
-550 + 3.2x + -0.004x2 = 400 + -400

Combine like terms: 400 + -400 = 0
-550 + 3.2x + -0.004x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
-0.004 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '-0.004'.
137500 + -800x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-137500' to each side of the equation.
137500 + -800x + -137500 + x2 = 0 + -137500

Reorder the terms:
137500 + -137500 + -800x + x2 = 0 + -137500

Combine like terms: 137500 + -137500 = 0
0 + -800x + x2 = 0 + -137500
-800x + x2 = 0 + -137500

Combine like terms: 0 + -137500 = -137500
-800x + x2 = -137500

The x term is -800x.  Take half its coefficient (-400).
Square it (160000) and add it to both sides.

Add '160000' to each side of the equation.
-800x + 160000 + x2 = -137500 + 160000

Reorder the terms:
160000 + -800x + x2 = -137500 + 160000

Combine like terms: -137500 + 160000 = 22500
160000 + -800x + x2 = 22500

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -400)(x + -400) = 22500

Calculate the square root of the right side: 150

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -400) equal to 150 and -150.

Subproblem 1

x + -400 = 150 Simplifying x + -400 = 150 Reorder the terms: -400 + x = 150 Solving -400 + x = 150 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '400' to each side of the equation. -400 + 400 + x = 150 + 400 Combine like terms: -400 + 400 = 0 0 + x = 150 + 400 x = 150 + 400 Combine like terms: 150 + 400 = 550 x = 550 Simplifying x = 550

Subproblem 2

x + -400 = -150 Simplifying x + -400 = -150 Reorder the terms: -400 + x = -150 Solving -400 + x = -150 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '400' to each side of the equation. -400 + 400 + x = -150 + 400 Combine like terms: -400 + 400 = 0 0 + x = -150 + 400 x = -150 + 400 Combine like terms: -150 + 400 = 250 x = 250 Simplifying x = 250

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {550, 250}

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