-0.2x^2+178x=78x+12320

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Solution for -0.2x^2+178x=78x+12320 equation:


Simplifying
-0.2x2 + 178x = 78x + 12320

Reorder the terms:
178x + -0.2x2 = 78x + 12320

Reorder the terms:
178x + -0.2x2 = 12320 + 78x

Solving
178x + -0.2x2 = 12320 + 78x

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-12320 + 178x + -78x + -0.2x2 = 12320 + 78x + -12320 + -78x

Combine like terms: 178x + -78x = 100x
-12320 + 100x + -0.2x2 = 12320 + 78x + -12320 + -78x

Reorder the terms:
-12320 + 100x + -0.2x2 = 12320 + -12320 + 78x + -78x

Combine like terms: 12320 + -12320 = 0
-12320 + 100x + -0.2x2 = 0 + 78x + -78x
-12320 + 100x + -0.2x2 = 78x + -78x

Combine like terms: 78x + -78x = 0
-12320 + 100x + -0.2x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
-0.2 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '-0.2'.
61600 + -500x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-61600' to each side of the equation.
61600 + -500x + -61600 + x2 = 0 + -61600

Reorder the terms:
61600 + -61600 + -500x + x2 = 0 + -61600

Combine like terms: 61600 + -61600 = 0
0 + -500x + x2 = 0 + -61600
-500x + x2 = 0 + -61600

Combine like terms: 0 + -61600 = -61600
-500x + x2 = -61600

The x term is -500x.  Take half its coefficient (-250).
Square it (62500) and add it to both sides.

Add '62500' to each side of the equation.
-500x + 62500 + x2 = -61600 + 62500

Reorder the terms:
62500 + -500x + x2 = -61600 + 62500

Combine like terms: -61600 + 62500 = 900
62500 + -500x + x2 = 900

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -250)(x + -250) = 900

Calculate the square root of the right side: 30

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -250) equal to 30 and -30.

Subproblem 1

x + -250 = 30 Simplifying x + -250 = 30 Reorder the terms: -250 + x = 30 Solving -250 + x = 30 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '250' to each side of the equation. -250 + 250 + x = 30 + 250 Combine like terms: -250 + 250 = 0 0 + x = 30 + 250 x = 30 + 250 Combine like terms: 30 + 250 = 280 x = 280 Simplifying x = 280

Subproblem 2

x + -250 = -30 Simplifying x + -250 = -30 Reorder the terms: -250 + x = -30 Solving -250 + x = -30 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '250' to each side of the equation. -250 + 250 + x = -30 + 250 Combine like terms: -250 + 250 = 0 0 + x = -30 + 250 x = -30 + 250 Combine like terms: -30 + 250 = 220 x = 220 Simplifying x = 220

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {280, 220}

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