x^2+-5x=64

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Solution for x^2+-5x=64 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + -5x = 64

Reorder the terms:
-5x + x2 = 64

Solving
-5x + x2 = 64

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-64 + -5x + x2 = 64 + -64

Combine like terms: 64 + -64 = 0
-64 + -5x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '64' to each side of the equation.
-64 + -5x + 64 + x2 = 0 + 64

Reorder the terms:
-64 + 64 + -5x + x2 = 0 + 64

Combine like terms: -64 + 64 = 0
0 + -5x + x2 = 0 + 64
-5x + x2 = 0 + 64

Combine like terms: 0 + 64 = 64
-5x + x2 = 64

The x term is -5x.  Take half its coefficient (-2.5).
Square it (6.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '6.25' to each side of the equation.
-5x + 6.25 + x2 = 64 + 6.25

Reorder the terms:
6.25 + -5x + x2 = 64 + 6.25

Combine like terms: 64 + 6.25 = 70.25
6.25 + -5x + x2 = 70.25

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -2.5)(x + -2.5) = 70.25

Calculate the square root of the right side: 8.381527307

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -2.5) equal to 8.381527307 and -8.381527307.

Subproblem 1

x + -2.5 = 8.381527307 Simplifying x + -2.5 = 8.381527307 Reorder the terms: -2.5 + x = 8.381527307 Solving -2.5 + x = 8.381527307 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '2.5' to each side of the equation. -2.5 + 2.5 + x = 8.381527307 + 2.5 Combine like terms: -2.5 + 2.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 8.381527307 + 2.5 x = 8.381527307 + 2.5 Combine like terms: 8.381527307 + 2.5 = 10.881527307 x = 10.881527307 Simplifying x = 10.881527307

Subproblem 2

x + -2.5 = -8.381527307 Simplifying x + -2.5 = -8.381527307 Reorder the terms: -2.5 + x = -8.381527307 Solving -2.5 + x = -8.381527307 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '2.5' to each side of the equation. -2.5 + 2.5 + x = -8.381527307 + 2.5 Combine like terms: -2.5 + 2.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -8.381527307 + 2.5 x = -8.381527307 + 2.5 Combine like terms: -8.381527307 + 2.5 = -5.881527307 x = -5.881527307 Simplifying x = -5.881527307

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {10.881527307, -5.881527307}

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