20x^2+104x=400

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Solution for 20x^2+104x=400 equation:


Simplifying
20x2 + 104x = 400

Reorder the terms:
104x + 20x2 = 400

Solving
104x + 20x2 = 400

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-400 + 104x + 20x2 = 400 + -400

Combine like terms: 400 + -400 = 0
-400 + 104x + 20x2 = 0

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF), '4'.
4(-100 + 26x + 5x2) = 0

Ignore the factor 4.

Subproblem 1

Set the factor '(-100 + 26x + 5x2)' equal to zero and attempt to solve: Simplifying -100 + 26x + 5x2 = 0 Solving -100 + 26x + 5x2 = 0 Begin completing the square. Divide all terms by 5 the coefficient of the squared term: Divide each side by '5'. -20 + 5.2x + x2 = 0 Move the constant term to the right: Add '20' to each side of the equation. -20 + 5.2x + 20 + x2 = 0 + 20 Reorder the terms: -20 + 20 + 5.2x + x2 = 0 + 20 Combine like terms: -20 + 20 = 0 0 + 5.2x + x2 = 0 + 20 5.2x + x2 = 0 + 20 Combine like terms: 0 + 20 = 20 5.2x + x2 = 20 The x term is 5.2x. Take half its coefficient (2.6). Square it (6.76) and add it to both sides. Add '6.76' to each side of the equation. 5.2x + 6.76 + x2 = 20 + 6.76 Reorder the terms: 6.76 + 5.2x + x2 = 20 + 6.76 Combine like terms: 20 + 6.76 = 26.76 6.76 + 5.2x + x2 = 26.76 Factor a perfect square on the left side: (x + 2.6)(x + 2.6) = 26.76 Calculate the square root of the right side: 5.173006863 Break this problem into two subproblems by setting (x + 2.6) equal to 5.173006863 and -5.173006863.

Subproblem 1

x + 2.6 = 5.173006863 Simplifying x + 2.6 = 5.173006863 Reorder the terms: 2.6 + x = 5.173006863 Solving 2.6 + x = 5.173006863 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-2.6' to each side of the equation. 2.6 + -2.6 + x = 5.173006863 + -2.6 Combine like terms: 2.6 + -2.6 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 5.173006863 + -2.6 x = 5.173006863 + -2.6 Combine like terms: 5.173006863 + -2.6 = 2.573006863 x = 2.573006863 Simplifying x = 2.573006863

Subproblem 2

x + 2.6 = -5.173006863 Simplifying x + 2.6 = -5.173006863 Reorder the terms: 2.6 + x = -5.173006863 Solving 2.6 + x = -5.173006863 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-2.6' to each side of the equation. 2.6 + -2.6 + x = -5.173006863 + -2.6 Combine like terms: 2.6 + -2.6 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -5.173006863 + -2.6 x = -5.173006863 + -2.6 Combine like terms: -5.173006863 + -2.6 = -7.773006863 x = -7.773006863 Simplifying x = -7.773006863

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {2.573006863, -7.773006863}

Solution

x = {2.573006863, -7.773006863}

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