x(x+40)=240

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Solution for x(x+40)=240 equation:


Simplifying
x(x + 40) = 240

Reorder the terms:
x(40 + x) = 240
(40 * x + x * x) = 240
(40x + x2) = 240

Solving
40x + x2 = 240

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-240 + 40x + x2 = 240 + -240

Combine like terms: 240 + -240 = 0
-240 + 40x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '240' to each side of the equation.
-240 + 40x + 240 + x2 = 0 + 240

Reorder the terms:
-240 + 240 + 40x + x2 = 0 + 240

Combine like terms: -240 + 240 = 0
0 + 40x + x2 = 0 + 240
40x + x2 = 0 + 240

Combine like terms: 0 + 240 = 240
40x + x2 = 240

The x term is 40x.  Take half its coefficient (20).
Square it (400) and add it to both sides.

Add '400' to each side of the equation.
40x + 400 + x2 = 240 + 400

Reorder the terms:
400 + 40x + x2 = 240 + 400

Combine like terms: 240 + 400 = 640
400 + 40x + x2 = 640

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 20)(x + 20) = 640

Calculate the square root of the right side: 25.298221281

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 20) equal to 25.298221281 and -25.298221281.

Subproblem 1

x + 20 = 25.298221281 Simplifying x + 20 = 25.298221281 Reorder the terms: 20 + x = 25.298221281 Solving 20 + x = 25.298221281 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-20' to each side of the equation. 20 + -20 + x = 25.298221281 + -20 Combine like terms: 20 + -20 = 0 0 + x = 25.298221281 + -20 x = 25.298221281 + -20 Combine like terms: 25.298221281 + -20 = 5.298221281 x = 5.298221281 Simplifying x = 5.298221281

Subproblem 2

x + 20 = -25.298221281 Simplifying x + 20 = -25.298221281 Reorder the terms: 20 + x = -25.298221281 Solving 20 + x = -25.298221281 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-20' to each side of the equation. 20 + -20 + x = -25.298221281 + -20 Combine like terms: 20 + -20 = 0 0 + x = -25.298221281 + -20 x = -25.298221281 + -20 Combine like terms: -25.298221281 + -20 = -45.298221281 x = -45.298221281 Simplifying x = -45.298221281

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {5.298221281, -45.298221281}

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