x^2+20x+18=100

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Solution for x^2+20x+18=100 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + 20x + 18 = 100

Reorder the terms:
18 + 20x + x2 = 100

Solving
18 + 20x + x2 = 100

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
18 + -100 + 20x + x2 = 100 + -100

Combine like terms: 18 + -100 = -82
-82 + 20x + x2 = 100 + -100

Combine like terms: 100 + -100 = 0
-82 + 20x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '82' to each side of the equation.
-82 + 20x + 82 + x2 = 0 + 82

Reorder the terms:
-82 + 82 + 20x + x2 = 0 + 82

Combine like terms: -82 + 82 = 0
0 + 20x + x2 = 0 + 82
20x + x2 = 0 + 82

Combine like terms: 0 + 82 = 82
20x + x2 = 82

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 = 82 + 100

Reorder the terms:
100 + 20x + x2 = 82 + 100

Combine like terms: 82 + 100 = 182
100 + 20x + x2 = 182

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 10)(x + 10) = 182

Calculate the square root of the right side: 13.490737563

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 10) equal to 13.490737563 and -13.490737563.

Subproblem 1

x + 10 = 13.490737563 Simplifying x + 10 = 13.490737563 Reorder the terms: 10 + x = 13.490737563 Solving 10 + x = 13.490737563 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 = 13.490737563 + -10 Combine like terms: 10 + -10 = 0 0 + x = 13.490737563 + -10 x = 13.490737563 + -10 Combine like terms: 13.490737563 + -10 = 3.490737563 x = 3.490737563 Simplifying x = 3.490737563

Subproblem 2

x + 10 = -13.490737563 Simplifying x + 10 = -13.490737563 Reorder the terms: 10 + x = -13.490737563 Solving 10 + x = -13.490737563 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 = -13.490737563 + -10 Combine like terms: 10 + -10 = 0 0 + x = -13.490737563 + -10 x = -13.490737563 + -10 Combine like terms: -13.490737563 + -10 = -23.490737563 x = -23.490737563 Simplifying x = -23.490737563

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {3.490737563, -23.490737563}

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