p^2+20p=64

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Solution for p^2+20p=64 equation:


Simplifying
p2 + 20p = 64

Reorder the terms:
20p + p2 = 64

Solving
20p + p2 = 64

Solving for variable 'p'.

Reorder the terms:
-64 + 20p + p2 = 64 + -64

Combine like terms: 64 + -64 = 0
-64 + 20p + p2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '64' to each side of the equation.
-64 + 20p + 64 + p2 = 0 + 64

Reorder the terms:
-64 + 64 + 20p + p2 = 0 + 64

Combine like terms: -64 + 64 = 0
0 + 20p + p2 = 0 + 64
20p + p2 = 0 + 64

Combine like terms: 0 + 64 = 64
20p + p2 = 64

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

Add '100' to each side of the equation.
20p + 100 + p2 = 64 + 100

Reorder the terms:
100 + 20p + p2 = 64 + 100

Combine like terms: 64 + 100 = 164
100 + 20p + p2 = 164

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(p + 10)(p + 10) = 164

Calculate the square root of the right side: 12.806248475

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(p + 10) equal to 12.806248475 and -12.806248475.

Subproblem 1

p + 10 = 12.806248475 Simplifying p + 10 = 12.806248475 Reorder the terms: 10 + p = 12.806248475 Solving 10 + p = 12.806248475 Solving for variable 'p'. Move all terms containing p to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-10' to each side of the equation. 10 + -10 + p = 12.806248475 + -10 Combine like terms: 10 + -10 = 0 0 + p = 12.806248475 + -10 p = 12.806248475 + -10 Combine like terms: 12.806248475 + -10 = 2.806248475 p = 2.806248475 Simplifying p = 2.806248475

Subproblem 2

p + 10 = -12.806248475 Simplifying p + 10 = -12.806248475 Reorder the terms: 10 + p = -12.806248475 Solving 10 + p = -12.806248475 Solving for variable 'p'. Move all terms containing p to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-10' to each side of the equation. 10 + -10 + p = -12.806248475 + -10 Combine like terms: 10 + -10 = 0 0 + p = -12.806248475 + -10 p = -12.806248475 + -10 Combine like terms: -12.806248475 + -10 = -22.806248475 p = -22.806248475 Simplifying p = -22.806248475

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. p = {2.806248475, -22.806248475}

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