-x^2+40x=350

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Solution for -x^2+40x=350 equation:


Simplifying
-1x2 + 40x = 350

Reorder the terms:
40x + -1x2 = 350

Solving
40x + -1x2 = 350

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-350 + 40x + -1x2 = 350 + -350

Combine like terms: 350 + -350 = 0
-350 + 40x + -1x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '-1'.
350 + -40x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-350' to each side of the equation.
350 + -40x + -350 + x2 = 0 + -350

Reorder the terms:
350 + -350 + -40x + x2 = 0 + -350

Combine like terms: 350 + -350 = 0
0 + -40x + x2 = 0 + -350
-40x + x2 = 0 + -350

Combine like terms: 0 + -350 = -350
-40x + x2 = -350

The x term is -40x.  Take half its coefficient (-20).
Square it (400) and add it to both sides.

Add '400' to each side of the equation.
-40x + 400 + x2 = -350 + 400

Reorder the terms:
400 + -40x + x2 = -350 + 400

Combine like terms: -350 + 400 = 50
400 + -40x + x2 = 50

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -20)(x + -20) = 50

Calculate the square root of the right side: 7.071067812

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -20) equal to 7.071067812 and -7.071067812.

Subproblem 1

x + -20 = 7.071067812 Simplifying x + -20 = 7.071067812 Reorder the terms: -20 + x = 7.071067812 Solving -20 + x = 7.071067812 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '20' to each side of the equation. -20 + 20 + x = 7.071067812 + 20 Combine like terms: -20 + 20 = 0 0 + x = 7.071067812 + 20 x = 7.071067812 + 20 Combine like terms: 7.071067812 + 20 = 27.071067812 x = 27.071067812 Simplifying x = 27.071067812

Subproblem 2

x + -20 = -7.071067812 Simplifying x + -20 = -7.071067812 Reorder the terms: -20 + x = -7.071067812 Solving -20 + x = -7.071067812 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '20' to each side of the equation. -20 + 20 + x = -7.071067812 + 20 Combine like terms: -20 + 20 = 0 0 + x = -7.071067812 + 20 x = -7.071067812 + 20 Combine like terms: -7.071067812 + 20 = 12.928932188 x = 12.928932188 Simplifying x = 12.928932188

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {27.071067812, 12.928932188}

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