-x^2+2x=-50

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Solution for -x^2+2x=-50 equation:


Simplifying
-1x2 + 2x = -50

Reorder the terms:
2x + -1x2 = -50

Solving
2x + -1x2 = -50

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
50 + 2x + -1x2 = -50 + 50

Combine like terms: -50 + 50 = 0
50 + 2x + -1x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '-1'.
-50 + -2x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '50' to each side of the equation.
-50 + -2x + 50 + x2 = 0 + 50

Reorder the terms:
-50 + 50 + -2x + x2 = 0 + 50

Combine like terms: -50 + 50 = 0
0 + -2x + x2 = 0 + 50
-2x + x2 = 0 + 50

Combine like terms: 0 + 50 = 50
-2x + x2 = 50

The x term is -2x.  Take half its coefficient (-1).
Square it (1) and add it to both sides.

Add '1' to each side of the equation.
-2x + 1 + x2 = 50 + 1

Reorder the terms:
1 + -2x + x2 = 50 + 1

Combine like terms: 50 + 1 = 51
1 + -2x + x2 = 51

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -1)(x + -1) = 51

Calculate the square root of the right side: 7.141428429

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -1) equal to 7.141428429 and -7.141428429.

Subproblem 1

x + -1 = 7.141428429 Simplifying x + -1 = 7.141428429 Reorder the terms: -1 + x = 7.141428429 Solving -1 + x = 7.141428429 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1' to each side of the equation. -1 + 1 + x = 7.141428429 + 1 Combine like terms: -1 + 1 = 0 0 + x = 7.141428429 + 1 x = 7.141428429 + 1 Combine like terms: 7.141428429 + 1 = 8.141428429 x = 8.141428429 Simplifying x = 8.141428429

Subproblem 2

x + -1 = -7.141428429 Simplifying x + -1 = -7.141428429 Reorder the terms: -1 + x = -7.141428429 Solving -1 + x = -7.141428429 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1' to each side of the equation. -1 + 1 + x = -7.141428429 + 1 Combine like terms: -1 + 1 = 0 0 + x = -7.141428429 + 1 x = -7.141428429 + 1 Combine like terms: -7.141428429 + 1 = -6.141428429 x = -6.141428429 Simplifying x = -6.141428429

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {8.141428429, -6.141428429}

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