7x(x+20)=20

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Solution for 7x(x+20)=20 equation:


Simplifying
7x(x + 20) = 20

Reorder the terms:
7x(20 + x) = 20
(20 * 7x + x * 7x) = 20
(140x + 7x2) = 20

Solving
140x + 7x2 = 20

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-20 + 140x + 7x2 = 20 + -20

Combine like terms: 20 + -20 = 0
-20 + 140x + 7x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '7'.
-2.857142857 + 20x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '2.857142857' to each side of the equation.
-2.857142857 + 20x + 2.857142857 + x2 = 0 + 2.857142857

Reorder the terms:
-2.857142857 + 2.857142857 + 20x + x2 = 0 + 2.857142857

Combine like terms: -2.857142857 + 2.857142857 = 0.000000000
0.000000000 + 20x + x2 = 0 + 2.857142857
20x + x2 = 0 + 2.857142857

Combine like terms: 0 + 2.857142857 = 2.857142857
20x + x2 = 2.857142857

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 = 2.857142857 + 100

Reorder the terms:
100 + 20x + x2 = 2.857142857 + 100

Combine like terms: 2.857142857 + 100 = 102.857142857
100 + 20x + x2 = 102.857142857

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 10)(x + 10) = 102.857142857

Calculate the square root of the right side: 10.141851057

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 10) equal to 10.141851057 and -10.141851057.

Subproblem 1

x + 10 = 10.141851057 Simplifying x + 10 = 10.141851057 Reorder the terms: 10 + x = 10.141851057 Solving 10 + x = 10.141851057 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 = 10.141851057 + -10 Combine like terms: 10 + -10 = 0 0 + x = 10.141851057 + -10 x = 10.141851057 + -10 Combine like terms: 10.141851057 + -10 = 0.141851057 x = 0.141851057 Simplifying x = 0.141851057

Subproblem 2

x + 10 = -10.141851057 Simplifying x + 10 = -10.141851057 Reorder the terms: 10 + x = -10.141851057 Solving 10 + x = -10.141851057 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 = -10.141851057 + -10 Combine like terms: 10 + -10 = 0 0 + x = -10.141851057 + -10 x = -10.141851057 + -10 Combine like terms: -10.141851057 + -10 = -20.141851057 x = -20.141851057 Simplifying x = -20.141851057

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {0.141851057, -20.141851057}

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