x^2+20x=70

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Solution for x^2+20x=70 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + 20x = 70

Reorder the terms:
20x + x2 = 70

Solving
20x + x2 = 70

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-70 + 20x + x2 = 70 + -70

Combine like terms: 70 + -70 = 0
-70 + 20x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '70' to each side of the equation.
-70 + 20x + 70 + x2 = 0 + 70

Reorder the terms:
-70 + 70 + 20x + x2 = 0 + 70

Combine like terms: -70 + 70 = 0
0 + 20x + x2 = 0 + 70
20x + x2 = 0 + 70

Combine like terms: 0 + 70 = 70
20x + x2 = 70

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 = 70 + 100

Reorder the terms:
100 + 20x + x2 = 70 + 100

Combine like terms: 70 + 100 = 170
100 + 20x + x2 = 170

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 10)(x + 10) = 170

Calculate the square root of the right side: 13.03840481

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 10) equal to 13.03840481 and -13.03840481.

Subproblem 1

x + 10 = 13.03840481 Simplifying x + 10 = 13.03840481 Reorder the terms: 10 + x = 13.03840481 Solving 10 + x = 13.03840481 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 = 13.03840481 + -10 Combine like terms: 10 + -10 = 0 0 + x = 13.03840481 + -10 x = 13.03840481 + -10 Combine like terms: 13.03840481 + -10 = 3.03840481 x = 3.03840481 Simplifying x = 3.03840481

Subproblem 2

x + 10 = -13.03840481 Simplifying x + 10 = -13.03840481 Reorder the terms: 10 + x = -13.03840481 Solving 10 + x = -13.03840481 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 = -13.03840481 + -10 Combine like terms: 10 + -10 = 0 0 + x = -13.03840481 + -10 x = -13.03840481 + -10 Combine like terms: -13.03840481 + -10 = -23.03840481 x = -23.03840481 Simplifying x = -23.03840481

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {3.03840481, -23.03840481}

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