w^2+20w+72=320

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Solution for w^2+20w+72=320 equation:


Simplifying
w2 + 20w + 72 = 320

Reorder the terms:
72 + 20w + w2 = 320

Solving
72 + 20w + w2 = 320

Solving for variable 'w'.

Reorder the terms:
72 + -320 + 20w + w2 = 320 + -320

Combine like terms: 72 + -320 = -248
-248 + 20w + w2 = 320 + -320

Combine like terms: 320 + -320 = 0
-248 + 20w + w2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '248' to each side of the equation.
-248 + 20w + 248 + w2 = 0 + 248

Reorder the terms:
-248 + 248 + 20w + w2 = 0 + 248

Combine like terms: -248 + 248 = 0
0 + 20w + w2 = 0 + 248
20w + w2 = 0 + 248

Combine like terms: 0 + 248 = 248
20w + w2 = 248

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

Add '100' to each side of the equation.
20w + 100 + w2 = 248 + 100

Reorder the terms:
100 + 20w + w2 = 248 + 100

Combine like terms: 248 + 100 = 348
100 + 20w + w2 = 348

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(w + 10)(w + 10) = 348

Calculate the square root of the right side: 18.654758106

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(w + 10) equal to 18.654758106 and -18.654758106.

Subproblem 1

w + 10 = 18.654758106 Simplifying w + 10 = 18.654758106 Reorder the terms: 10 + w = 18.654758106 Solving 10 + w = 18.654758106 Solving for variable 'w'. Move all terms containing w to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-10' to each side of the equation. 10 + -10 + w = 18.654758106 + -10 Combine like terms: 10 + -10 = 0 0 + w = 18.654758106 + -10 w = 18.654758106 + -10 Combine like terms: 18.654758106 + -10 = 8.654758106 w = 8.654758106 Simplifying w = 8.654758106

Subproblem 2

w + 10 = -18.654758106 Simplifying w + 10 = -18.654758106 Reorder the terms: 10 + w = -18.654758106 Solving 10 + w = -18.654758106 Solving for variable 'w'. Move all terms containing w to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-10' to each side of the equation. 10 + -10 + w = -18.654758106 + -10 Combine like terms: 10 + -10 = 0 0 + w = -18.654758106 + -10 w = -18.654758106 + -10 Combine like terms: -18.654758106 + -10 = -28.654758106 w = -28.654758106 Simplifying w = -28.654758106

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. w = {8.654758106, -28.654758106}

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