x^2+10x=-20

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Solution for x^2+10x=-20 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + 10x = -20

Reorder the terms:
10x + x2 = -20

Solving
10x + x2 = -20

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
20 + 10x + x2 = -20 + 20

Combine like terms: -20 + 20 = 0
20 + 10x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-20' to each side of the equation.
20 + 10x + -20 + x2 = 0 + -20

Reorder the terms:
20 + -20 + 10x + x2 = 0 + -20

Combine like terms: 20 + -20 = 0
0 + 10x + x2 = 0 + -20
10x + x2 = 0 + -20

Combine like terms: 0 + -20 = -20
10x + x2 = -20

The x term is 10x.  Take half its coefficient (5).
Square it (25) and add it to both sides.

Add '25' to each side of the equation.
10x + 25 + x2 = -20 + 25

Reorder the terms:
25 + 10x + x2 = -20 + 25

Combine like terms: -20 + 25 = 5
25 + 10x + x2 = 5

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 5)(x + 5) = 5

Calculate the square root of the right side: 2.236067978

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 5) equal to 2.236067978 and -2.236067978.

Subproblem 1

x + 5 = 2.236067978 Simplifying x + 5 = 2.236067978 Reorder the terms: 5 + x = 2.236067978 Solving 5 + x = 2.236067978 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-5' to each side of the equation. 5 + -5 + x = 2.236067978 + -5 Combine like terms: 5 + -5 = 0 0 + x = 2.236067978 + -5 x = 2.236067978 + -5 Combine like terms: 2.236067978 + -5 = -2.763932022 x = -2.763932022 Simplifying x = -2.763932022

Subproblem 2

x + 5 = -2.236067978 Simplifying x + 5 = -2.236067978 Reorder the terms: 5 + x = -2.236067978 Solving 5 + x = -2.236067978 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-5' to each side of the equation. 5 + -5 + x = -2.236067978 + -5 Combine like terms: 5 + -5 = 0 0 + x = -2.236067978 + -5 x = -2.236067978 + -5 Combine like terms: -2.236067978 + -5 = -7.236067978 x = -7.236067978 Simplifying x = -7.236067978

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {-2.763932022, -7.236067978}

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