.5x^2-40x+408=0

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Solution for .5x^2-40x+408=0 equation:


Simplifying
0.5x2 + -40x + 408 = 0

Reorder the terms:
408 + -40x + 0.5x2 = 0

Solving
408 + -40x + 0.5x2 = 0

Solving for variable 'x'.

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

Divide each side by '0.5'.
816 + -80x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-816' to each side of the equation.
816 + -80x + -816 + x2 = 0 + -816

Reorder the terms:
816 + -816 + -80x + x2 = 0 + -816

Combine like terms: 816 + -816 = 0
0 + -80x + x2 = 0 + -816
-80x + x2 = 0 + -816

Combine like terms: 0 + -816 = -816
-80x + x2 = -816

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 = -816 + 1600

Reorder the terms:
1600 + -80x + x2 = -816 + 1600

Combine like terms: -816 + 1600 = 784
1600 + -80x + x2 = 784

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -40)(x + -40) = 784

Calculate the square root of the right side: 28

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -40) equal to 28 and -28.

Subproblem 1

x + -40 = 28 Simplifying x + -40 = 28 Reorder the terms: -40 + x = 28 Solving -40 + x = 28 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 = 28 + 40 Combine like terms: -40 + 40 = 0 0 + x = 28 + 40 x = 28 + 40 Combine like terms: 28 + 40 = 68 x = 68 Simplifying x = 68

Subproblem 2

x + -40 = -28 Simplifying x + -40 = -28 Reorder the terms: -40 + x = -28 Solving -40 + x = -28 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 = -28 + 40 Combine like terms: -40 + 40 = 0 0 + x = -28 + 40 x = -28 + 40 Combine like terms: -28 + 40 = 12 x = 12 Simplifying x = 12

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {68, 12}

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