4=x^2+20x

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Solution for 4=x^2+20x equation:


Simplifying
4 = x2 + 20x

Reorder the terms:
4 = 20x + x2

Solving
4 = 20x + x2

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
4 + -20x + -1x2 = 20x + -20x + x2 + -1x2

Combine like terms: 20x + -20x = 0
4 + -20x + -1x2 = 0 + x2 + -1x2
4 + -20x + -1x2 = x2 + -1x2

Combine like terms: x2 + -1x2 = 0
4 + -20x + -1x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '-1'.
-4 + 20x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '4' to each side of the equation.
-4 + 20x + 4 + x2 = 0 + 4

Reorder the terms:
-4 + 4 + 20x + x2 = 0 + 4

Combine like terms: -4 + 4 = 0
0 + 20x + x2 = 0 + 4
20x + x2 = 0 + 4

Combine like terms: 0 + 4 = 4
20x + x2 = 4

The x term is 20x.  Take half its coefficient (10).
Square it (100) and add it to both sides.

Add '100' to each side of the equation.
20x + 100 + x2 = 4 + 100

Reorder the terms:
100 + 20x + x2 = 4 + 100

Combine like terms: 4 + 100 = 104
100 + 20x + x2 = 104

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 10)(x + 10) = 104

Calculate the square root of the right side: 10.198039027

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 10) equal to 10.198039027 and -10.198039027.

Subproblem 1

x + 10 = 10.198039027 Simplifying x + 10 = 10.198039027 Reorder the terms: 10 + x = 10.198039027 Solving 10 + x = 10.198039027 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-10' to each side of the equation. 10 + -10 + x = 10.198039027 + -10 Combine like terms: 10 + -10 = 0 0 + x = 10.198039027 + -10 x = 10.198039027 + -10 Combine like terms: 10.198039027 + -10 = 0.198039027 x = 0.198039027 Simplifying x = 0.198039027

Subproblem 2

x + 10 = -10.198039027 Simplifying x + 10 = -10.198039027 Reorder the terms: 10 + x = -10.198039027 Solving 10 + x = -10.198039027 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-10' to each side of the equation. 10 + -10 + x = -10.198039027 + -10 Combine like terms: 10 + -10 = 0 0 + x = -10.198039027 + -10 x = -10.198039027 + -10 Combine like terms: -10.198039027 + -10 = -20.198039027 x = -20.198039027 Simplifying x = -20.198039027

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {0.198039027, -20.198039027}

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