120=10b+b^2

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Solution for 120=10b+b^2 equation:


Simplifying
120 = 10b + b2

Solving
120 = 10b + b2

Solving for variable 'b'.

Reorder the terms:
120 + -10b + -1b2 = 10b + -10b + b2 + -1b2

Combine like terms: 10b + -10b = 0
120 + -10b + -1b2 = 0 + b2 + -1b2
120 + -10b + -1b2 = b2 + -1b2

Combine like terms: b2 + -1b2 = 0
120 + -10b + -1b2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '-1'.
-120 + 10b + b2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '120' to each side of the equation.
-120 + 10b + 120 + b2 = 0 + 120

Reorder the terms:
-120 + 120 + 10b + b2 = 0 + 120

Combine like terms: -120 + 120 = 0
0 + 10b + b2 = 0 + 120
10b + b2 = 0 + 120

Combine like terms: 0 + 120 = 120
10b + b2 = 120

The b term is 10b.  Take half its coefficient (5).
Square it (25) and add it to both sides.

Add '25' to each side of the equation.
10b + 25 + b2 = 120 + 25

Reorder the terms:
25 + 10b + b2 = 120 + 25

Combine like terms: 120 + 25 = 145
25 + 10b + b2 = 145

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(b + 5)(b + 5) = 145

Calculate the square root of the right side: 12.041594579

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(b + 5) equal to 12.041594579 and -12.041594579.

Subproblem 1

b + 5 = 12.041594579 Simplifying b + 5 = 12.041594579 Reorder the terms: 5 + b = 12.041594579 Solving 5 + b = 12.041594579 Solving for variable 'b'. Move all terms containing b to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-5' to each side of the equation. 5 + -5 + b = 12.041594579 + -5 Combine like terms: 5 + -5 = 0 0 + b = 12.041594579 + -5 b = 12.041594579 + -5 Combine like terms: 12.041594579 + -5 = 7.041594579 b = 7.041594579 Simplifying b = 7.041594579

Subproblem 2

b + 5 = -12.041594579 Simplifying b + 5 = -12.041594579 Reorder the terms: 5 + b = -12.041594579 Solving 5 + b = -12.041594579 Solving for variable 'b'. Move all terms containing b to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-5' to each side of the equation. 5 + -5 + b = -12.041594579 + -5 Combine like terms: 5 + -5 = 0 0 + b = -12.041594579 + -5 b = -12.041594579 + -5 Combine like terms: -12.041594579 + -5 = -17.041594579 b = -17.041594579 Simplifying b = -17.041594579

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. b = {7.041594579, -17.041594579}

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