-x^2+8x=-27

Simple and best practice solution for -x^2+8x=-27 equation. Check how easy it is, and learn it for the future. Our solution is simple, and easy to understand, so don`t hesitate to use it as a solution of your homework.

If it's not what You are looking for type in the equation solver your own equation and let us solve it.

Solution for -x^2+8x=-27 equation:


Simplifying
-1x2 + 8x = -27

Reorder the terms:
8x + -1x2 = -27

Solving
8x + -1x2 = -27

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
27 + 8x + -1x2 = -27 + 27

Combine like terms: -27 + 27 = 0
27 + 8x + -1x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '-1'.
-27 + -8x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '27' to each side of the equation.
-27 + -8x + 27 + x2 = 0 + 27

Reorder the terms:
-27 + 27 + -8x + x2 = 0 + 27

Combine like terms: -27 + 27 = 0
0 + -8x + x2 = 0 + 27
-8x + x2 = 0 + 27

Combine like terms: 0 + 27 = 27
-8x + x2 = 27

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 = 27 + 16

Reorder the terms:
16 + -8x + x2 = 27 + 16

Combine like terms: 27 + 16 = 43
16 + -8x + x2 = 43

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -4)(x + -4) = 43

Calculate the square root of the right side: 6.557438524

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -4) equal to 6.557438524 and -6.557438524.

Subproblem 1

x + -4 = 6.557438524 Simplifying x + -4 = 6.557438524 Reorder the terms: -4 + x = 6.557438524 Solving -4 + x = 6.557438524 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 = 6.557438524 + 4 Combine like terms: -4 + 4 = 0 0 + x = 6.557438524 + 4 x = 6.557438524 + 4 Combine like terms: 6.557438524 + 4 = 10.557438524 x = 10.557438524 Simplifying x = 10.557438524

Subproblem 2

x + -4 = -6.557438524 Simplifying x + -4 = -6.557438524 Reorder the terms: -4 + x = -6.557438524 Solving -4 + x = -6.557438524 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 = -6.557438524 + 4 Combine like terms: -4 + 4 = 0 0 + x = -6.557438524 + 4 x = -6.557438524 + 4 Combine like terms: -6.557438524 + 4 = -2.557438524 x = -2.557438524 Simplifying x = -2.557438524

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {10.557438524, -2.557438524}

See similar equations:

| x+5x=-10 | | 6-8x=191-43x | | x^2+4x=10 | | 2x^2+x=21 | | -10-8x=-50 | | x=(6+1+7) | | 49x^2+100=0 | | 54.9+x=45.2 | | 8+3x=16+x | | 3x-1=11x-49 | | Y=2b+2h | | 8x+2.8=5x+10 | | -2x-3=17 | | 76a+96=12a | | 3x+39=11-25 | | 83-2x=3x+13 | | y-9=14 | | 2(x-10)=-3 | | 3x-15=4x+36 | | 5(y+2)=6(y-4) | | 73-5x=8x+21 | | 1x+3=x-2 | | 73-5x=8x+31 | | 9x+5=5x+25 | | X-7+x+19+90=180 | | -6(-x-12)=8(x+12) | | 53+u=32u-27 | | 6m+2(m+4m)= | | 5x+11=75-3x | | -2x+11=41 | | (4r^3-3r^3-2r)-(5r^3-r^2-2)= | | 5(x+2)+2x=-4 |

Equations solver categories