0=-0.5x^2+40x-300

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Solution for 0=-0.5x^2+40x-300 equation:


Simplifying
0 = -0.5x2 + 40x + -300

Reorder the terms:
0 = -300 + 40x + -0.5x2

Solving
0 = -300 + 40x + -0.5x2

Solving for variable 'x'.

Combine like terms: 0 + 300 = 300
300 + -40x + 0.5x2 = -300 + 40x + -0.5x2 + 300 + -40x + 0.5x2

Reorder the terms:
300 + -40x + 0.5x2 = -300 + 300 + 40x + -40x + -0.5x2 + 0.5x2

Combine like terms: -300 + 300 = 0
300 + -40x + 0.5x2 = 0 + 40x + -40x + -0.5x2 + 0.5x2
300 + -40x + 0.5x2 = 40x + -40x + -0.5x2 + 0.5x2

Combine like terms: 40x + -40x = 0
300 + -40x + 0.5x2 = 0 + -0.5x2 + 0.5x2
300 + -40x + 0.5x2 = -0.5x2 + 0.5x2

Combine like terms: -0.5x2 + 0.5x2 = 0.0
300 + -40x + 0.5x2 = 0.0

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

Divide each side by '0.5'.
600 + -80x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-600' to each side of the equation.
600 + -80x + -600 + x2 = 0 + -600

Reorder the terms:
600 + -600 + -80x + x2 = 0 + -600

Combine like terms: 600 + -600 = 0
0 + -80x + x2 = 0 + -600
-80x + x2 = 0 + -600

Combine like terms: 0 + -600 = -600
-80x + x2 = -600

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 = -600 + 1600

Reorder the terms:
1600 + -80x + x2 = -600 + 1600

Combine like terms: -600 + 1600 = 1000
1600 + -80x + x2 = 1000

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -40)(x + -40) = 1000

Calculate the square root of the right side: 31.622776602

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -40) equal to 31.622776602 and -31.622776602.

Subproblem 1

x + -40 = 31.622776602 Simplifying x + -40 = 31.622776602 Reorder the terms: -40 + x = 31.622776602 Solving -40 + x = 31.622776602 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 = 31.622776602 + 40 Combine like terms: -40 + 40 = 0 0 + x = 31.622776602 + 40 x = 31.622776602 + 40 Combine like terms: 31.622776602 + 40 = 71.622776602 x = 71.622776602 Simplifying x = 71.622776602

Subproblem 2

x + -40 = -31.622776602 Simplifying x + -40 = -31.622776602 Reorder the terms: -40 + x = -31.622776602 Solving -40 + x = -31.622776602 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 = -31.622776602 + 40 Combine like terms: -40 + 40 = 0 0 + x = -31.622776602 + 40 x = -31.622776602 + 40 Combine like terms: -31.622776602 + 40 = 8.377223398 x = 8.377223398 Simplifying x = 8.377223398

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {71.622776602, 8.377223398}

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