140=x(x-5)

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Solution for 140=x(x-5) equation:


Simplifying
140 = x(x + -5)

Reorder the terms:
140 = x(-5 + x)
140 = (-5 * x + x * x)
140 = (-5x + x2)

Solving
140 = -5x + x2

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
140 + 5x + -1x2 = -5x + 5x + x2 + -1x2

Combine like terms: -5x + 5x = 0
140 + 5x + -1x2 = 0 + x2 + -1x2
140 + 5x + -1x2 = x2 + -1x2

Combine like terms: x2 + -1x2 = 0
140 + 5x + -1x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '-1'.
-140 + -5x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '140' to each side of the equation.
-140 + -5x + 140 + x2 = 0 + 140

Reorder the terms:
-140 + 140 + -5x + x2 = 0 + 140

Combine like terms: -140 + 140 = 0
0 + -5x + x2 = 0 + 140
-5x + x2 = 0 + 140

Combine like terms: 0 + 140 = 140
-5x + x2 = 140

The x term is -5x.  Take half its coefficient (-2.5).
Square it (6.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '6.25' to each side of the equation.
-5x + 6.25 + x2 = 140 + 6.25

Reorder the terms:
6.25 + -5x + x2 = 140 + 6.25

Combine like terms: 140 + 6.25 = 146.25
6.25 + -5x + x2 = 146.25

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -2.5)(x + -2.5) = 146.25

Calculate the square root of the right side: 12.093386622

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -2.5) equal to 12.093386622 and -12.093386622.

Subproblem 1

x + -2.5 = 12.093386622 Simplifying x + -2.5 = 12.093386622 Reorder the terms: -2.5 + x = 12.093386622 Solving -2.5 + x = 12.093386622 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '2.5' to each side of the equation. -2.5 + 2.5 + x = 12.093386622 + 2.5 Combine like terms: -2.5 + 2.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 12.093386622 + 2.5 x = 12.093386622 + 2.5 Combine like terms: 12.093386622 + 2.5 = 14.593386622 x = 14.593386622 Simplifying x = 14.593386622

Subproblem 2

x + -2.5 = -12.093386622 Simplifying x + -2.5 = -12.093386622 Reorder the terms: -2.5 + x = -12.093386622 Solving -2.5 + x = -12.093386622 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '2.5' to each side of the equation. -2.5 + 2.5 + x = -12.093386622 + 2.5 Combine like terms: -2.5 + 2.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -12.093386622 + 2.5 x = -12.093386622 + 2.5 Combine like terms: -12.093386622 + 2.5 = -9.593386622 x = -9.593386622 Simplifying x = -9.593386622

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {14.593386622, -9.593386622}

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