0.4x^2-36x+400=0

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Solution for 0.4x^2-36x+400=0 equation:


Simplifying
0.4x2 + -36x + 400 = 0

Reorder the terms:
400 + -36x + 0.4x2 = 0

Solving
400 + -36x + 0.4x2 = 0

Solving for variable 'x'.

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

Divide each side by '0.4'.
1000 + -90x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-1000' to each side of the equation.
1000 + -90x + -1000 + x2 = 0 + -1000

Reorder the terms:
1000 + -1000 + -90x + x2 = 0 + -1000

Combine like terms: 1000 + -1000 = 0
0 + -90x + x2 = 0 + -1000
-90x + x2 = 0 + -1000

Combine like terms: 0 + -1000 = -1000
-90x + x2 = -1000

The x term is -90x.  Take half its coefficient (-45).
Square it (2025) and add it to both sides.

Add '2025' to each side of the equation.
-90x + 2025 + x2 = -1000 + 2025

Reorder the terms:
2025 + -90x + x2 = -1000 + 2025

Combine like terms: -1000 + 2025 = 1025
2025 + -90x + x2 = 1025

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -45)(x + -45) = 1025

Calculate the square root of the right side: 32.015621187

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -45) equal to 32.015621187 and -32.015621187.

Subproblem 1

x + -45 = 32.015621187 Simplifying x + -45 = 32.015621187 Reorder the terms: -45 + x = 32.015621187 Solving -45 + x = 32.015621187 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '45' to each side of the equation. -45 + 45 + x = 32.015621187 + 45 Combine like terms: -45 + 45 = 0 0 + x = 32.015621187 + 45 x = 32.015621187 + 45 Combine like terms: 32.015621187 + 45 = 77.015621187 x = 77.015621187 Simplifying x = 77.015621187

Subproblem 2

x + -45 = -32.015621187 Simplifying x + -45 = -32.015621187 Reorder the terms: -45 + x = -32.015621187 Solving -45 + x = -32.015621187 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '45' to each side of the equation. -45 + 45 + x = -32.015621187 + 45 Combine like terms: -45 + 45 = 0 0 + x = -32.015621187 + 45 x = -32.015621187 + 45 Combine like terms: -32.015621187 + 45 = 12.984378813 x = 12.984378813 Simplifying x = 12.984378813

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {77.015621187, 12.984378813}

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