0=x^2-40x+360

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Solution for 0=x^2-40x+360 equation:


Simplifying
0 = x2 + -40x + 360

Reorder the terms:
0 = 360 + -40x + x2

Solving
0 = 360 + -40x + x2

Solving for variable 'x'.

Combine like terms: 0 + -360 = -360
-360 + 40x + -1x2 = 360 + -40x + x2 + -360 + 40x + -1x2

Reorder the terms:
-360 + 40x + -1x2 = 360 + -360 + -40x + 40x + x2 + -1x2

Combine like terms: 360 + -360 = 0
-360 + 40x + -1x2 = 0 + -40x + 40x + x2 + -1x2
-360 + 40x + -1x2 = -40x + 40x + x2 + -1x2

Combine like terms: -40x + 40x = 0
-360 + 40x + -1x2 = 0 + x2 + -1x2
-360 + 40x + -1x2 = x2 + -1x2

Combine like terms: x2 + -1x2 = 0
-360 + 40x + -1x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '-1'.
360 + -40x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-360' to each side of the equation.
360 + -40x + -360 + x2 = 0 + -360

Reorder the terms:
360 + -360 + -40x + x2 = 0 + -360

Combine like terms: 360 + -360 = 0
0 + -40x + x2 = 0 + -360
-40x + x2 = 0 + -360

Combine like terms: 0 + -360 = -360
-40x + x2 = -360

The x term is -40x.  Take half its coefficient (-20).
Square it (400) and add it to both sides.

Add '400' to each side of the equation.
-40x + 400 + x2 = -360 + 400

Reorder the terms:
400 + -40x + x2 = -360 + 400

Combine like terms: -360 + 400 = 40
400 + -40x + x2 = 40

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -20)(x + -20) = 40

Calculate the square root of the right side: 6.32455532

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -20) equal to 6.32455532 and -6.32455532.

Subproblem 1

x + -20 = 6.32455532 Simplifying x + -20 = 6.32455532 Reorder the terms: -20 + x = 6.32455532 Solving -20 + x = 6.32455532 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '20' to each side of the equation. -20 + 20 + x = 6.32455532 + 20 Combine like terms: -20 + 20 = 0 0 + x = 6.32455532 + 20 x = 6.32455532 + 20 Combine like terms: 6.32455532 + 20 = 26.32455532 x = 26.32455532 Simplifying x = 26.32455532

Subproblem 2

x + -20 = -6.32455532 Simplifying x + -20 = -6.32455532 Reorder the terms: -20 + x = -6.32455532 Solving -20 + x = -6.32455532 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '20' to each side of the equation. -20 + 20 + x = -6.32455532 + 20 Combine like terms: -20 + 20 = 0 0 + x = -6.32455532 + 20 x = -6.32455532 + 20 Combine like terms: -6.32455532 + 20 = 13.67544468 x = 13.67544468 Simplifying x = 13.67544468

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {26.32455532, 13.67544468}

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