0=x^2+(-20)*x+40

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Solution for 0=x^2+(-20)*x+40 equation:


Simplifying
0 = x2 + (-20) * x + 40

Reorder the terms:
0 = 40 + -20x + x2

Solving
0 = 40 + -20x + x2

Solving for variable 'x'.

Combine like terms: 0 + -40 = -40
-40 + 20x + -1x2 = 40 + -20x + x2 + -40 + 20x + -1x2

Reorder the terms:
-40 + 20x + -1x2 = 40 + -40 + -20x + 20x + x2 + -1x2

Combine like terms: 40 + -40 = 0
-40 + 20x + -1x2 = 0 + -20x + 20x + x2 + -1x2
-40 + 20x + -1x2 = -20x + 20x + x2 + -1x2

Combine like terms: -20x + 20x = 0
-40 + 20x + -1x2 = 0 + x2 + -1x2
-40 + 20x + -1x2 = x2 + -1x2

Combine like terms: x2 + -1x2 = 0
-40 + 20x + -1x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '-1'.
40 + -20x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-40' to each side of the equation.
40 + -20x + -40 + x2 = 0 + -40

Reorder the terms:
40 + -40 + -20x + x2 = 0 + -40

Combine like terms: 40 + -40 = 0
0 + -20x + x2 = 0 + -40
-20x + x2 = 0 + -40

Combine like terms: 0 + -40 = -40
-20x + x2 = -40

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 = -40 + 100

Reorder the terms:
100 + -20x + x2 = -40 + 100

Combine like terms: -40 + 100 = 60
100 + -20x + x2 = 60

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -10)(x + -10) = 60

Calculate the square root of the right side: 7.745966692

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -10) equal to 7.745966692 and -7.745966692.

Subproblem 1

x + -10 = 7.745966692 Simplifying x + -10 = 7.745966692 Reorder the terms: -10 + x = 7.745966692 Solving -10 + x = 7.745966692 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 = 7.745966692 + 10 Combine like terms: -10 + 10 = 0 0 + x = 7.745966692 + 10 x = 7.745966692 + 10 Combine like terms: 7.745966692 + 10 = 17.745966692 x = 17.745966692 Simplifying x = 17.745966692

Subproblem 2

x + -10 = -7.745966692 Simplifying x + -10 = -7.745966692 Reorder the terms: -10 + x = -7.745966692 Solving -10 + x = -7.745966692 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 = -7.745966692 + 10 Combine like terms: -10 + 10 = 0 0 + x = -7.745966692 + 10 x = -7.745966692 + 10 Combine like terms: -7.745966692 + 10 = 2.254033308 x = 2.254033308 Simplifying x = 2.254033308

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {17.745966692, 2.254033308}

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