x(20-x)=93.75

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Solution for x(20-x)=93.75 equation:


Simplifying
x(20 + -1x) = 93.75
(20 * x + -1x * x) = 93.75
(20x + -1x2) = 93.75

Solving
20x + -1x2 = 93.75

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-93.75 + 20x + -1x2 = 93.75 + -93.75

Combine like terms: 93.75 + -93.75 = 0.00
-93.75 + 20x + -1x2 = 0.00

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
-1 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '-1'.
93.75 + -20x + x2 = 0.00

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-93.75' to each side of the equation.
93.75 + -20x + -93.75 + x2 = 0.00 + -93.75

Reorder the terms:
93.75 + -93.75 + -20x + x2 = 0.00 + -93.75

Combine like terms: 93.75 + -93.75 = 0.00
0.00 + -20x + x2 = 0.00 + -93.75
-20x + x2 = 0.00 + -93.75

Combine like terms: 0.00 + -93.75 = -93.75
-20x + x2 = -93.75

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

Add '100' to each side of the equation.
-20x + 100 + x2 = -93.75 + 100

Reorder the terms:
100 + -20x + x2 = -93.75 + 100

Combine like terms: -93.75 + 100 = 6.25
100 + -20x + x2 = 6.25

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -10)(x + -10) = 6.25

Calculate the square root of the right side: 2.5

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -10) equal to 2.5 and -2.5.

Subproblem 1

x + -10 = 2.5 Simplifying x + -10 = 2.5 Reorder the terms: -10 + x = 2.5 Solving -10 + x = 2.5 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '10' to each side of the equation. -10 + 10 + x = 2.5 + 10 Combine like terms: -10 + 10 = 0 0 + x = 2.5 + 10 x = 2.5 + 10 Combine like terms: 2.5 + 10 = 12.5 x = 12.5 Simplifying x = 12.5

Subproblem 2

x + -10 = -2.5 Simplifying x + -10 = -2.5 Reorder the terms: -10 + x = -2.5 Solving -10 + x = -2.5 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '10' to each side of the equation. -10 + 10 + x = -2.5 + 10 Combine like terms: -10 + 10 = 0 0 + x = -2.5 + 10 x = -2.5 + 10 Combine like terms: -2.5 + 10 = 7.5 x = 7.5 Simplifying x = 7.5

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {12.5, 7.5}

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