m^2-20m-86=-9

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Solution for m^2-20m-86=-9 equation:


Simplifying
m2 + -20m + -86 = -9

Reorder the terms:
-86 + -20m + m2 = -9

Solving
-86 + -20m + m2 = -9

Solving for variable 'm'.

Reorder the terms:
-86 + 9 + -20m + m2 = -9 + 9

Combine like terms: -86 + 9 = -77
-77 + -20m + m2 = -9 + 9

Combine like terms: -9 + 9 = 0
-77 + -20m + m2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '77' to each side of the equation.
-77 + -20m + 77 + m2 = 0 + 77

Reorder the terms:
-77 + 77 + -20m + m2 = 0 + 77

Combine like terms: -77 + 77 = 0
0 + -20m + m2 = 0 + 77
-20m + m2 = 0 + 77

Combine like terms: 0 + 77 = 77
-20m + m2 = 77

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

Add '100' to each side of the equation.
-20m + 100 + m2 = 77 + 100

Reorder the terms:
100 + -20m + m2 = 77 + 100

Combine like terms: 77 + 100 = 177
100 + -20m + m2 = 177

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(m + -10)(m + -10) = 177

Calculate the square root of the right side: 13.304134696

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(m + -10) equal to 13.304134696 and -13.304134696.

Subproblem 1

m + -10 = 13.304134696 Simplifying m + -10 = 13.304134696 Reorder the terms: -10 + m = 13.304134696 Solving -10 + m = 13.304134696 Solving for variable 'm'. Move all terms containing m to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '10' to each side of the equation. -10 + 10 + m = 13.304134696 + 10 Combine like terms: -10 + 10 = 0 0 + m = 13.304134696 + 10 m = 13.304134696 + 10 Combine like terms: 13.304134696 + 10 = 23.304134696 m = 23.304134696 Simplifying m = 23.304134696

Subproblem 2

m + -10 = -13.304134696 Simplifying m + -10 = -13.304134696 Reorder the terms: -10 + m = -13.304134696 Solving -10 + m = -13.304134696 Solving for variable 'm'. Move all terms containing m to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '10' to each side of the equation. -10 + 10 + m = -13.304134696 + 10 Combine like terms: -10 + 10 = 0 0 + m = -13.304134696 + 10 m = -13.304134696 + 10 Combine like terms: -13.304134696 + 10 = -3.304134696 m = -3.304134696 Simplifying m = -3.304134696

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. m = {23.304134696, -3.304134696}

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