x^2+20x=-40

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Solution for x^2+20x=-40 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + 20x = -40

Reorder the terms:
20x + x2 = -40

Solving
20x + x2 = -40

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
40 + 20x + x2 = -40 + 40

Combine like terms: -40 + 40 = 0
40 + 20x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-40' to each side of the equation.
40 + 20x + -40 + x2 = 0 + -40

Reorder the terms:
40 + -40 + 20x + x2 = 0 + -40

Combine like terms: 40 + -40 = 0
0 + 20x + x2 = 0 + -40
20x + x2 = 0 + -40

Combine like terms: 0 + -40 = -40
20x + x2 = -40

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 = -40 + 100

Reorder the terms:
100 + 20x + x2 = -40 + 100

Combine like terms: -40 + 100 = 60
100 + 20x + x2 = 60

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 10)(x + 10) = 60

Calculate the square root of the right side: 7.745966692

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 10) equal to 7.745966692 and -7.745966692.

Subproblem 1

x + 10 = 7.745966692 Simplifying x + 10 = 7.745966692 Reorder the terms: 10 + x = 7.745966692 Solving 10 + x = 7.745966692 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 = 7.745966692 + -10 Combine like terms: 10 + -10 = 0 0 + x = 7.745966692 + -10 x = 7.745966692 + -10 Combine like terms: 7.745966692 + -10 = -2.254033308 x = -2.254033308 Simplifying x = -2.254033308

Subproblem 2

x + 10 = -7.745966692 Simplifying x + 10 = -7.745966692 Reorder the terms: 10 + x = -7.745966692 Solving 10 + x = -7.745966692 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 = -7.745966692 + -10 Combine like terms: 10 + -10 = 0 0 + x = -7.745966692 + -10 x = -7.745966692 + -10 Combine like terms: -7.745966692 + -10 = -17.745966692 x = -17.745966692 Simplifying x = -17.745966692

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {-2.254033308, -17.745966692}

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