w^2+8w=340

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Solution for w^2+8w=340 equation:


Simplifying
w2 + 8w = 340

Reorder the terms:
8w + w2 = 340

Solving
8w + w2 = 340

Solving for variable 'w'.

Reorder the terms:
-340 + 8w + w2 = 340 + -340

Combine like terms: 340 + -340 = 0
-340 + 8w + w2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '340' to each side of the equation.
-340 + 8w + 340 + w2 = 0 + 340

Reorder the terms:
-340 + 340 + 8w + w2 = 0 + 340

Combine like terms: -340 + 340 = 0
0 + 8w + w2 = 0 + 340
8w + w2 = 0 + 340

Combine like terms: 0 + 340 = 340
8w + w2 = 340

The w term is 8w.  Take half its coefficient (4).
Square it (16) and add it to both sides.

Add '16' to each side of the equation.
8w + 16 + w2 = 340 + 16

Reorder the terms:
16 + 8w + w2 = 340 + 16

Combine like terms: 340 + 16 = 356
16 + 8w + w2 = 356

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(w + 4)(w + 4) = 356

Calculate the square root of the right side: 18.867962264

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(w + 4) equal to 18.867962264 and -18.867962264.

Subproblem 1

w + 4 = 18.867962264 Simplifying w + 4 = 18.867962264 Reorder the terms: 4 + w = 18.867962264 Solving 4 + w = 18.867962264 Solving for variable 'w'. Move all terms containing w to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-4' to each side of the equation. 4 + -4 + w = 18.867962264 + -4 Combine like terms: 4 + -4 = 0 0 + w = 18.867962264 + -4 w = 18.867962264 + -4 Combine like terms: 18.867962264 + -4 = 14.867962264 w = 14.867962264 Simplifying w = 14.867962264

Subproblem 2

w + 4 = -18.867962264 Simplifying w + 4 = -18.867962264 Reorder the terms: 4 + w = -18.867962264 Solving 4 + w = -18.867962264 Solving for variable 'w'. Move all terms containing w to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-4' to each side of the equation. 4 + -4 + w = -18.867962264 + -4 Combine like terms: 4 + -4 = 0 0 + w = -18.867962264 + -4 w = -18.867962264 + -4 Combine like terms: -18.867962264 + -4 = -22.867962264 w = -22.867962264 Simplifying w = -22.867962264

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. w = {14.867962264, -22.867962264}

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