x^2+20x=-3

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Solution for x^2+20x=-3 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + 20x = -3

Reorder the terms:
20x + x2 = -3

Solving
20x + x2 = -3

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
3 + 20x + x2 = -3 + 3

Combine like terms: -3 + 3 = 0
3 + 20x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-3' to each side of the equation.
3 + 20x + -3 + x2 = 0 + -3

Reorder the terms:
3 + -3 + 20x + x2 = 0 + -3

Combine like terms: 3 + -3 = 0
0 + 20x + x2 = 0 + -3
20x + x2 = 0 + -3

Combine like terms: 0 + -3 = -3
20x + x2 = -3

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 = -3 + 100

Reorder the terms:
100 + 20x + x2 = -3 + 100

Combine like terms: -3 + 100 = 97
100 + 20x + x2 = 97

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 10)(x + 10) = 97

Calculate the square root of the right side: 9.848857802

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 10) equal to 9.848857802 and -9.848857802.

Subproblem 1

x + 10 = 9.848857802 Simplifying x + 10 = 9.848857802 Reorder the terms: 10 + x = 9.848857802 Solving 10 + x = 9.848857802 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 = 9.848857802 + -10 Combine like terms: 10 + -10 = 0 0 + x = 9.848857802 + -10 x = 9.848857802 + -10 Combine like terms: 9.848857802 + -10 = -0.151142198 x = -0.151142198 Simplifying x = -0.151142198

Subproblem 2

x + 10 = -9.848857802 Simplifying x + 10 = -9.848857802 Reorder the terms: 10 + x = -9.848857802 Solving 10 + x = -9.848857802 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 = -9.848857802 + -10 Combine like terms: 10 + -10 = 0 0 + x = -9.848857802 + -10 x = -9.848857802 + -10 Combine like terms: -9.848857802 + -10 = -19.848857802 x = -19.848857802 Simplifying x = -19.848857802

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {-0.151142198, -19.848857802}

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