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

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


Simplifying
0 = -2x2 + 40x + 5

Reorder the terms:
0 = 5 + 40x + -2x2

Solving
0 = 5 + 40x + -2x2

Solving for variable 'x'.

Combine like terms: 0 + -5 = -5
-5 + -40x + 2x2 = 5 + 40x + -2x2 + -5 + -40x + 2x2

Reorder the terms:
-5 + -40x + 2x2 = 5 + -5 + 40x + -40x + -2x2 + 2x2

Combine like terms: 5 + -5 = 0
-5 + -40x + 2x2 = 0 + 40x + -40x + -2x2 + 2x2
-5 + -40x + 2x2 = 40x + -40x + -2x2 + 2x2

Combine like terms: 40x + -40x = 0
-5 + -40x + 2x2 = 0 + -2x2 + 2x2
-5 + -40x + 2x2 = -2x2 + 2x2

Combine like terms: -2x2 + 2x2 = 0
-5 + -40x + 2x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '2'.
-2.5 + -20x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '2.5' to each side of the equation.
-2.5 + -20x + 2.5 + x2 = 0 + 2.5

Reorder the terms:
-2.5 + 2.5 + -20x + x2 = 0 + 2.5

Combine like terms: -2.5 + 2.5 = 0.0
0.0 + -20x + x2 = 0 + 2.5
-20x + x2 = 0 + 2.5

Combine like terms: 0 + 2.5 = 2.5
-20x + x2 = 2.5

The x term is -20x.  Take half its coefficient (-10).
Square it (100) and add it to both sides.

Add '100' to each side of the equation.
-20x + 100 + x2 = 2.5 + 100

Reorder the terms:
100 + -20x + x2 = 2.5 + 100

Combine like terms: 2.5 + 100 = 102.5
100 + -20x + x2 = 102.5

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -10)(x + -10) = 102.5

Calculate the square root of the right side: 10.124228366

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -10) equal to 10.124228366 and -10.124228366.

Subproblem 1

x + -10 = 10.124228366 Simplifying x + -10 = 10.124228366 Reorder the terms: -10 + x = 10.124228366 Solving -10 + x = 10.124228366 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '10' to each side of the equation. -10 + 10 + x = 10.124228366 + 10 Combine like terms: -10 + 10 = 0 0 + x = 10.124228366 + 10 x = 10.124228366 + 10 Combine like terms: 10.124228366 + 10 = 20.124228366 x = 20.124228366 Simplifying x = 20.124228366

Subproblem 2

x + -10 = -10.124228366 Simplifying x + -10 = -10.124228366 Reorder the terms: -10 + x = -10.124228366 Solving -10 + x = -10.124228366 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '10' to each side of the equation. -10 + 10 + x = -10.124228366 + 10 Combine like terms: -10 + 10 = 0 0 + x = -10.124228366 + 10 x = -10.124228366 + 10 Combine like terms: -10.124228366 + 10 = -0.124228366 x = -0.124228366 Simplifying x = -0.124228366

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {20.124228366, -0.124228366}

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