-x^2+8x=-23

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Solution for -x^2+8x=-23 equation:


Simplifying
-1x2 + 8x = -23

Reorder the terms:
8x + -1x2 = -23

Solving
8x + -1x2 = -23

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
23 + 8x + -1x2 = -23 + 23

Combine like terms: -23 + 23 = 0
23 + 8x + -1x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '-1'.
-23 + -8x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '23' to each side of the equation.
-23 + -8x + 23 + x2 = 0 + 23

Reorder the terms:
-23 + 23 + -8x + x2 = 0 + 23

Combine like terms: -23 + 23 = 0
0 + -8x + x2 = 0 + 23
-8x + x2 = 0 + 23

Combine like terms: 0 + 23 = 23
-8x + x2 = 23

The x term is -8x.  Take half its coefficient (-4).
Square it (16) and add it to both sides.

Add '16' to each side of the equation.
-8x + 16 + x2 = 23 + 16

Reorder the terms:
16 + -8x + x2 = 23 + 16

Combine like terms: 23 + 16 = 39
16 + -8x + x2 = 39

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -4)(x + -4) = 39

Calculate the square root of the right side: 6.244997998

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -4) equal to 6.244997998 and -6.244997998.

Subproblem 1

x + -4 = 6.244997998 Simplifying x + -4 = 6.244997998 Reorder the terms: -4 + x = 6.244997998 Solving -4 + x = 6.244997998 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '4' to each side of the equation. -4 + 4 + x = 6.244997998 + 4 Combine like terms: -4 + 4 = 0 0 + x = 6.244997998 + 4 x = 6.244997998 + 4 Combine like terms: 6.244997998 + 4 = 10.244997998 x = 10.244997998 Simplifying x = 10.244997998

Subproblem 2

x + -4 = -6.244997998 Simplifying x + -4 = -6.244997998 Reorder the terms: -4 + x = -6.244997998 Solving -4 + x = -6.244997998 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '4' to each side of the equation. -4 + 4 + x = -6.244997998 + 4 Combine like terms: -4 + 4 = 0 0 + x = -6.244997998 + 4 x = -6.244997998 + 4 Combine like terms: -6.244997998 + 4 = -2.244997998 x = -2.244997998 Simplifying x = -2.244997998

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {10.244997998, -2.244997998}

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