-x^2+80x-300=0

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Solution for -x^2+80x-300=0 equation:


Simplifying
-1x2 + 80x + -300 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-300 + 80x + -1x2 = 0

Solving
-300 + 80x + -1x2 = 0

Solving for variable 'x'.

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

Divide each side by '-1'.
300 + -80x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-300' to each side of the equation.
300 + -80x + -300 + x2 = 0 + -300

Reorder the terms:
300 + -300 + -80x + x2 = 0 + -300

Combine like terms: 300 + -300 = 0
0 + -80x + x2 = 0 + -300
-80x + x2 = 0 + -300

Combine like terms: 0 + -300 = -300
-80x + x2 = -300

The x term is -80x.  Take half its coefficient (-40).
Square it (1600) and add it to both sides.

Add '1600' to each side of the equation.
-80x + 1600 + x2 = -300 + 1600

Reorder the terms:
1600 + -80x + x2 = -300 + 1600

Combine like terms: -300 + 1600 = 1300
1600 + -80x + x2 = 1300

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -40)(x + -40) = 1300

Calculate the square root of the right side: 36.055512755

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -40) equal to 36.055512755 and -36.055512755.

Subproblem 1

x + -40 = 36.055512755 Simplifying x + -40 = 36.055512755 Reorder the terms: -40 + x = 36.055512755 Solving -40 + x = 36.055512755 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '40' to each side of the equation. -40 + 40 + x = 36.055512755 + 40 Combine like terms: -40 + 40 = 0 0 + x = 36.055512755 + 40 x = 36.055512755 + 40 Combine like terms: 36.055512755 + 40 = 76.055512755 x = 76.055512755 Simplifying x = 76.055512755

Subproblem 2

x + -40 = -36.055512755 Simplifying x + -40 = -36.055512755 Reorder the terms: -40 + x = -36.055512755 Solving -40 + x = -36.055512755 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '40' to each side of the equation. -40 + 40 + x = -36.055512755 + 40 Combine like terms: -40 + 40 = 0 0 + x = -36.055512755 + 40 x = -36.055512755 + 40 Combine like terms: -36.055512755 + 40 = 3.944487245 x = 3.944487245 Simplifying x = 3.944487245

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {76.055512755, 3.944487245}

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