x^2+20x=-2

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


Simplifying
x2 + 20x = -2

Reorder the terms:
20x + x2 = -2

Solving
20x + x2 = -2

Solving for variable 'x'.

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

Combine like terms: -2 + 2 = 0
2 + 20x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-2' to each side of the equation.
2 + 20x + -2 + x2 = 0 + -2

Reorder the terms:
2 + -2 + 20x + x2 = 0 + -2

Combine like terms: 2 + -2 = 0
0 + 20x + x2 = 0 + -2
20x + x2 = 0 + -2

Combine like terms: 0 + -2 = -2
20x + x2 = -2

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 = -2 + 100

Reorder the terms:
100 + 20x + x2 = -2 + 100

Combine like terms: -2 + 100 = 98
100 + 20x + x2 = 98

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 10)(x + 10) = 98

Calculate the square root of the right side: 9.899494937

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 10) equal to 9.899494937 and -9.899494937.

Subproblem 1

x + 10 = 9.899494937 Simplifying x + 10 = 9.899494937 Reorder the terms: 10 + x = 9.899494937 Solving 10 + x = 9.899494937 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 = 9.899494937 + -10 Combine like terms: 10 + -10 = 0 0 + x = 9.899494937 + -10 x = 9.899494937 + -10 Combine like terms: 9.899494937 + -10 = -0.100505063 x = -0.100505063 Simplifying x = -0.100505063

Subproblem 2

x + 10 = -9.899494937 Simplifying x + 10 = -9.899494937 Reorder the terms: 10 + x = -9.899494937 Solving 10 + x = -9.899494937 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 = -9.899494937 + -10 Combine like terms: 10 + -10 = 0 0 + x = -9.899494937 + -10 x = -9.899494937 + -10 Combine like terms: -9.899494937 + -10 = -19.899494937 x = -19.899494937 Simplifying x = -19.899494937

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {-0.100505063, -19.899494937}

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