x^2+20x=-8

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Solution for x^2+20x=-8 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + 20x = -8

Reorder the terms:
20x + x2 = -8

Solving
20x + x2 = -8

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
8 + 20x + x2 = -8 + 8

Combine like terms: -8 + 8 = 0
8 + 20x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-8' to each side of the equation.
8 + 20x + -8 + x2 = 0 + -8

Reorder the terms:
8 + -8 + 20x + x2 = 0 + -8

Combine like terms: 8 + -8 = 0
0 + 20x + x2 = 0 + -8
20x + x2 = 0 + -8

Combine like terms: 0 + -8 = -8
20x + x2 = -8

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 = -8 + 100

Reorder the terms:
100 + 20x + x2 = -8 + 100

Combine like terms: -8 + 100 = 92
100 + 20x + x2 = 92

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 10)(x + 10) = 92

Calculate the square root of the right side: 9.591663047

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 10) equal to 9.591663047 and -9.591663047.

Subproblem 1

x + 10 = 9.591663047 Simplifying x + 10 = 9.591663047 Reorder the terms: 10 + x = 9.591663047 Solving 10 + x = 9.591663047 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 = 9.591663047 + -10 Combine like terms: 10 + -10 = 0 0 + x = 9.591663047 + -10 x = 9.591663047 + -10 Combine like terms: 9.591663047 + -10 = -0.408336953 x = -0.408336953 Simplifying x = -0.408336953

Subproblem 2

x + 10 = -9.591663047 Simplifying x + 10 = -9.591663047 Reorder the terms: 10 + x = -9.591663047 Solving 10 + x = -9.591663047 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 = -9.591663047 + -10 Combine like terms: 10 + -10 = 0 0 + x = -9.591663047 + -10 x = -9.591663047 + -10 Combine like terms: -9.591663047 + -10 = -19.591663047 x = -19.591663047 Simplifying x = -19.591663047

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {-0.408336953, -19.591663047}

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