300=40x-x^2

Solution for 300=40x-x^2 equation:

300=40x-x^2

We move all terms to the left:

300-(40x-x^2)=0

We get rid of parentheses

x^2-40x+300=0

a = 1; b = -40; c = +300;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -402-4·1·300
Δ = 400
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{400}=20$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-40)-20}{2*1}=\frac{20}{2}
=10
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-40)+20}{2*1}=\frac{60}{2}
=30
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