x^2+20x+17=83

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Solution for x^2+20x+17=83 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + 20x + 17 = 83

Reorder the terms:
17 + 20x + x2 = 83

Solving
17 + 20x + x2 = 83

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
17 + -83 + 20x + x2 = 83 + -83

Combine like terms: 17 + -83 = -66
-66 + 20x + x2 = 83 + -83

Combine like terms: 83 + -83 = 0
-66 + 20x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '66' to each side of the equation.
-66 + 20x + 66 + x2 = 0 + 66

Reorder the terms:
-66 + 66 + 20x + x2 = 0 + 66

Combine like terms: -66 + 66 = 0
0 + 20x + x2 = 0 + 66
20x + x2 = 0 + 66

Combine like terms: 0 + 66 = 66
20x + x2 = 66

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 = 66 + 100

Reorder the terms:
100 + 20x + x2 = 66 + 100

Combine like terms: 66 + 100 = 166
100 + 20x + x2 = 166

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 10)(x + 10) = 166

Calculate the square root of the right side: 12.884098727

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 10) equal to 12.884098727 and -12.884098727.

Subproblem 1

x + 10 = 12.884098727 Simplifying x + 10 = 12.884098727 Reorder the terms: 10 + x = 12.884098727 Solving 10 + x = 12.884098727 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 = 12.884098727 + -10 Combine like terms: 10 + -10 = 0 0 + x = 12.884098727 + -10 x = 12.884098727 + -10 Combine like terms: 12.884098727 + -10 = 2.884098727 x = 2.884098727 Simplifying x = 2.884098727

Subproblem 2

x + 10 = -12.884098727 Simplifying x + 10 = -12.884098727 Reorder the terms: 10 + x = -12.884098727 Solving 10 + x = -12.884098727 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 = -12.884098727 + -10 Combine like terms: 10 + -10 = 0 0 + x = -12.884098727 + -10 x = -12.884098727 + -10 Combine like terms: -12.884098727 + -10 = -22.884098727 x = -22.884098727 Simplifying x = -22.884098727

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {2.884098727, -22.884098727}

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