x^2+20x-300=550

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Solution for x^2+20x-300=550 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + 20x + -300 = 550

Reorder the terms:
-300 + 20x + x2 = 550

Solving
-300 + 20x + x2 = 550

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-300 + -550 + 20x + x2 = 550 + -550

Combine like terms: -300 + -550 = -850
-850 + 20x + x2 = 550 + -550

Combine like terms: 550 + -550 = 0
-850 + 20x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '850' to each side of the equation.
-850 + 20x + 850 + x2 = 0 + 850

Reorder the terms:
-850 + 850 + 20x + x2 = 0 + 850

Combine like terms: -850 + 850 = 0
0 + 20x + x2 = 0 + 850
20x + x2 = 0 + 850

Combine like terms: 0 + 850 = 850
20x + x2 = 850

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 = 850 + 100

Reorder the terms:
100 + 20x + x2 = 850 + 100

Combine like terms: 850 + 100 = 950
100 + 20x + x2 = 950

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 10)(x + 10) = 950

Calculate the square root of the right side: 30.822070015

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 10) equal to 30.822070015 and -30.822070015.

Subproblem 1

x + 10 = 30.822070015 Simplifying x + 10 = 30.822070015 Reorder the terms: 10 + x = 30.822070015 Solving 10 + x = 30.822070015 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 = 30.822070015 + -10 Combine like terms: 10 + -10 = 0 0 + x = 30.822070015 + -10 x = 30.822070015 + -10 Combine like terms: 30.822070015 + -10 = 20.822070015 x = 20.822070015 Simplifying x = 20.822070015

Subproblem 2

x + 10 = -30.822070015 Simplifying x + 10 = -30.822070015 Reorder the terms: 10 + x = -30.822070015 Solving 10 + x = -30.822070015 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 = -30.822070015 + -10 Combine like terms: 10 + -10 = 0 0 + x = -30.822070015 + -10 x = -30.822070015 + -10 Combine like terms: -30.822070015 + -10 = -40.822070015 x = -40.822070015 Simplifying x = -40.822070015

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {20.822070015, -40.822070015}

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