x^2+20x-2=-7

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Solution for x^2+20x-2=-7 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + 20x + -2 = -7

Reorder the terms:
-2 + 20x + x2 = -7

Solving
-2 + 20x + x2 = -7

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-2 + 7 + 20x + x2 = -7 + 7

Combine like terms: -2 + 7 = 5
5 + 20x + x2 = -7 + 7

Combine like terms: -7 + 7 = 0
5 + 20x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-5' to each side of the equation.
5 + 20x + -5 + x2 = 0 + -5

Reorder the terms:
5 + -5 + 20x + x2 = 0 + -5

Combine like terms: 5 + -5 = 0
0 + 20x + x2 = 0 + -5
20x + x2 = 0 + -5

Combine like terms: 0 + -5 = -5
20x + x2 = -5

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 = -5 + 100

Reorder the terms:
100 + 20x + x2 = -5 + 100

Combine like terms: -5 + 100 = 95
100 + 20x + x2 = 95

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 10)(x + 10) = 95

Calculate the square root of the right side: 9.746794345

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 10) equal to 9.746794345 and -9.746794345.

Subproblem 1

x + 10 = 9.746794345 Simplifying x + 10 = 9.746794345 Reorder the terms: 10 + x = 9.746794345 Solving 10 + x = 9.746794345 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 = 9.746794345 + -10 Combine like terms: 10 + -10 = 0 0 + x = 9.746794345 + -10 x = 9.746794345 + -10 Combine like terms: 9.746794345 + -10 = -0.253205655 x = -0.253205655 Simplifying x = -0.253205655

Subproblem 2

x + 10 = -9.746794345 Simplifying x + 10 = -9.746794345 Reorder the terms: 10 + x = -9.746794345 Solving 10 + x = -9.746794345 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 = -9.746794345 + -10 Combine like terms: 10 + -10 = 0 0 + x = -9.746794345 + -10 x = -9.746794345 + -10 Combine like terms: -9.746794345 + -10 = -19.746794345 x = -19.746794345 Simplifying x = -19.746794345

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {-0.253205655, -19.746794345}

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