40=x^2+36x+-87

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Solution for 40=x^2+36x+-87 equation:


Simplifying
40 = x2 + 36x + -87

Reorder the terms:
40 = -87 + 36x + x2

Solving
40 = -87 + 36x + x2

Solving for variable 'x'.

Combine like terms: 40 + 87 = 127
127 + -36x + -1x2 = -87 + 36x + x2 + 87 + -36x + -1x2

Reorder the terms:
127 + -36x + -1x2 = -87 + 87 + 36x + -36x + x2 + -1x2

Combine like terms: -87 + 87 = 0
127 + -36x + -1x2 = 0 + 36x + -36x + x2 + -1x2
127 + -36x + -1x2 = 36x + -36x + x2 + -1x2

Combine like terms: 36x + -36x = 0
127 + -36x + -1x2 = 0 + x2 + -1x2
127 + -36x + -1x2 = x2 + -1x2

Combine like terms: x2 + -1x2 = 0
127 + -36x + -1x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '-1'.
-127 + 36x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '127' to each side of the equation.
-127 + 36x + 127 + x2 = 0 + 127

Reorder the terms:
-127 + 127 + 36x + x2 = 0 + 127

Combine like terms: -127 + 127 = 0
0 + 36x + x2 = 0 + 127
36x + x2 = 0 + 127

Combine like terms: 0 + 127 = 127
36x + x2 = 127

The x term is 36x.  Take half its coefficient (18).
Square it (324) and add it to both sides.

Add '324' to each side of the equation.
36x + 324 + x2 = 127 + 324

Reorder the terms:
324 + 36x + x2 = 127 + 324

Combine like terms: 127 + 324 = 451
324 + 36x + x2 = 451

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 18)(x + 18) = 451

Calculate the square root of the right side: 21.236760582

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 18) equal to 21.236760582 and -21.236760582.

Subproblem 1

x + 18 = 21.236760582 Simplifying x + 18 = 21.236760582 Reorder the terms: 18 + x = 21.236760582 Solving 18 + x = 21.236760582 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-18' to each side of the equation. 18 + -18 + x = 21.236760582 + -18 Combine like terms: 18 + -18 = 0 0 + x = 21.236760582 + -18 x = 21.236760582 + -18 Combine like terms: 21.236760582 + -18 = 3.236760582 x = 3.236760582 Simplifying x = 3.236760582

Subproblem 2

x + 18 = -21.236760582 Simplifying x + 18 = -21.236760582 Reorder the terms: 18 + x = -21.236760582 Solving 18 + x = -21.236760582 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-18' to each side of the equation. 18 + -18 + x = -21.236760582 + -18 Combine like terms: 18 + -18 = 0 0 + x = -21.236760582 + -18 x = -21.236760582 + -18 Combine like terms: -21.236760582 + -18 = -39.236760582 x = -39.236760582 Simplifying x = -39.236760582

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {3.236760582, -39.236760582}

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