-s^2-20s+240=0

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Solution for -s^2-20s+240=0 equation:


Simplifying
-1s2 + -20s + 240 = 0

Reorder the terms:
240 + -20s + -1s2 = 0

Solving
240 + -20s + -1s2 = 0

Solving for variable 's'.

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
-1 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '-1'.
-240 + 20s + s2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '240' to each side of the equation.
-240 + 20s + 240 + s2 = 0 + 240

Reorder the terms:
-240 + 240 + 20s + s2 = 0 + 240

Combine like terms: -240 + 240 = 0
0 + 20s + s2 = 0 + 240
20s + s2 = 0 + 240

Combine like terms: 0 + 240 = 240
20s + s2 = 240

The s term is 20s.  Take half its coefficient (10).
Square it (100) and add it to both sides.

Add '100' to each side of the equation.
20s + 100 + s2 = 240 + 100

Reorder the terms:
100 + 20s + s2 = 240 + 100

Combine like terms: 240 + 100 = 340
100 + 20s + s2 = 340

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(s + 10)(s + 10) = 340

Calculate the square root of the right side: 18.439088915

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(s + 10) equal to 18.439088915 and -18.439088915.

Subproblem 1

s + 10 = 18.439088915 Simplifying s + 10 = 18.439088915 Reorder the terms: 10 + s = 18.439088915 Solving 10 + s = 18.439088915 Solving for variable 's'. Move all terms containing s to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-10' to each side of the equation. 10 + -10 + s = 18.439088915 + -10 Combine like terms: 10 + -10 = 0 0 + s = 18.439088915 + -10 s = 18.439088915 + -10 Combine like terms: 18.439088915 + -10 = 8.439088915 s = 8.439088915 Simplifying s = 8.439088915

Subproblem 2

s + 10 = -18.439088915 Simplifying s + 10 = -18.439088915 Reorder the terms: 10 + s = -18.439088915 Solving 10 + s = -18.439088915 Solving for variable 's'. Move all terms containing s to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-10' to each side of the equation. 10 + -10 + s = -18.439088915 + -10 Combine like terms: 10 + -10 = 0 0 + s = -18.439088915 + -10 s = -18.439088915 + -10 Combine like terms: -18.439088915 + -10 = -28.439088915 s = -28.439088915 Simplifying s = -28.439088915

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. s = {8.439088915, -28.439088915}

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