r^2+20*r=288

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Solution for r^2+20*r=288 equation:


Simplifying
r2 + 20r = 288

Reorder the terms:
20r + r2 = 288

Solving
20r + r2 = 288

Solving for variable 'r'.

Reorder the terms:
-288 + 20r + r2 = 288 + -288

Combine like terms: 288 + -288 = 0
-288 + 20r + r2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '288' to each side of the equation.
-288 + 20r + 288 + r2 = 0 + 288

Reorder the terms:
-288 + 288 + 20r + r2 = 0 + 288

Combine like terms: -288 + 288 = 0
0 + 20r + r2 = 0 + 288
20r + r2 = 0 + 288

Combine like terms: 0 + 288 = 288
20r + r2 = 288

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

Add '100' to each side of the equation.
20r + 100 + r2 = 288 + 100

Reorder the terms:
100 + 20r + r2 = 288 + 100

Combine like terms: 288 + 100 = 388
100 + 20r + r2 = 388

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(r + 10)(r + 10) = 388

Calculate the square root of the right side: 19.697715604

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(r + 10) equal to 19.697715604 and -19.697715604.

Subproblem 1

r + 10 = 19.697715604 Simplifying r + 10 = 19.697715604 Reorder the terms: 10 + r = 19.697715604 Solving 10 + r = 19.697715604 Solving for variable 'r'. Move all terms containing r to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-10' to each side of the equation. 10 + -10 + r = 19.697715604 + -10 Combine like terms: 10 + -10 = 0 0 + r = 19.697715604 + -10 r = 19.697715604 + -10 Combine like terms: 19.697715604 + -10 = 9.697715604 r = 9.697715604 Simplifying r = 9.697715604

Subproblem 2

r + 10 = -19.697715604 Simplifying r + 10 = -19.697715604 Reorder the terms: 10 + r = -19.697715604 Solving 10 + r = -19.697715604 Solving for variable 'r'. Move all terms containing r to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-10' to each side of the equation. 10 + -10 + r = -19.697715604 + -10 Combine like terms: 10 + -10 = 0 0 + r = -19.697715604 + -10 r = -19.697715604 + -10 Combine like terms: -19.697715604 + -10 = -29.697715604 r = -29.697715604 Simplifying r = -29.697715604

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. r = {9.697715604, -29.697715604}

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