0=x^2+47x-40

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Solution for 0=x^2+47x-40 equation:


Simplifying
0 = x2 + 47x + -40

Reorder the terms:
0 = -40 + 47x + x2

Solving
0 = -40 + 47x + x2

Solving for variable 'x'.

Combine like terms: 0 + 40 = 40
40 + -47x + -1x2 = -40 + 47x + x2 + 40 + -47x + -1x2

Reorder the terms:
40 + -47x + -1x2 = -40 + 40 + 47x + -47x + x2 + -1x2

Combine like terms: -40 + 40 = 0
40 + -47x + -1x2 = 0 + 47x + -47x + x2 + -1x2
40 + -47x + -1x2 = 47x + -47x + x2 + -1x2

Combine like terms: 47x + -47x = 0
40 + -47x + -1x2 = 0 + x2 + -1x2
40 + -47x + -1x2 = x2 + -1x2

Combine like terms: x2 + -1x2 = 0
40 + -47x + -1x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '-1'.
-40 + 47x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '40' to each side of the equation.
-40 + 47x + 40 + x2 = 0 + 40

Reorder the terms:
-40 + 40 + 47x + x2 = 0 + 40

Combine like terms: -40 + 40 = 0
0 + 47x + x2 = 0 + 40
47x + x2 = 0 + 40

Combine like terms: 0 + 40 = 40
47x + x2 = 40

The x term is 47x.  Take half its coefficient (23.5).
Square it (552.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '552.25' to each side of the equation.
47x + 552.25 + x2 = 40 + 552.25

Reorder the terms:
552.25 + 47x + x2 = 40 + 552.25

Combine like terms: 40 + 552.25 = 592.25
552.25 + 47x + x2 = 592.25

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 23.5)(x + 23.5) = 592.25

Calculate the square root of the right side: 24.336187047

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 23.5) equal to 24.336187047 and -24.336187047.

Subproblem 1

x + 23.5 = 24.336187047 Simplifying x + 23.5 = 24.336187047 Reorder the terms: 23.5 + x = 24.336187047 Solving 23.5 + x = 24.336187047 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-23.5' to each side of the equation. 23.5 + -23.5 + x = 24.336187047 + -23.5 Combine like terms: 23.5 + -23.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 24.336187047 + -23.5 x = 24.336187047 + -23.5 Combine like terms: 24.336187047 + -23.5 = 0.836187047 x = 0.836187047 Simplifying x = 0.836187047

Subproblem 2

x + 23.5 = -24.336187047 Simplifying x + 23.5 = -24.336187047 Reorder the terms: 23.5 + x = -24.336187047 Solving 23.5 + x = -24.336187047 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-23.5' to each side of the equation. 23.5 + -23.5 + x = -24.336187047 + -23.5 Combine like terms: 23.5 + -23.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -24.336187047 + -23.5 x = -24.336187047 + -23.5 Combine like terms: -24.336187047 + -23.5 = -47.836187047 x = -47.836187047 Simplifying x = -47.836187047

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {0.836187047, -47.836187047}

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