x^2+40x=-357

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Solution for x^2+40x=-357 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + 40x = -357

Reorder the terms:
40x + x2 = -357

Solving
40x + x2 = -357

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
357 + 40x + x2 = -357 + 357

Combine like terms: -357 + 357 = 0
357 + 40x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-357' to each side of the equation.
357 + 40x + -357 + x2 = 0 + -357

Reorder the terms:
357 + -357 + 40x + x2 = 0 + -357

Combine like terms: 357 + -357 = 0
0 + 40x + x2 = 0 + -357
40x + x2 = 0 + -357

Combine like terms: 0 + -357 = -357
40x + x2 = -357

The x term is 40x.  Take half its coefficient (20).
Square it (400) and add it to both sides.

Add '400' to each side of the equation.
40x + 400 + x2 = -357 + 400

Reorder the terms:
400 + 40x + x2 = -357 + 400

Combine like terms: -357 + 400 = 43
400 + 40x + x2 = 43

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 20)(x + 20) = 43

Calculate the square root of the right side: 6.557438524

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 20) equal to 6.557438524 and -6.557438524.

Subproblem 1

x + 20 = 6.557438524 Simplifying x + 20 = 6.557438524 Reorder the terms: 20 + x = 6.557438524 Solving 20 + x = 6.557438524 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-20' to each side of the equation. 20 + -20 + x = 6.557438524 + -20 Combine like terms: 20 + -20 = 0 0 + x = 6.557438524 + -20 x = 6.557438524 + -20 Combine like terms: 6.557438524 + -20 = -13.442561476 x = -13.442561476 Simplifying x = -13.442561476

Subproblem 2

x + 20 = -6.557438524 Simplifying x + 20 = -6.557438524 Reorder the terms: 20 + x = -6.557438524 Solving 20 + x = -6.557438524 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-20' to each side of the equation. 20 + -20 + x = -6.557438524 + -20 Combine like terms: 20 + -20 = 0 0 + x = -6.557438524 + -20 x = -6.557438524 + -20 Combine like terms: -6.557438524 + -20 = -26.557438524 x = -26.557438524 Simplifying x = -26.557438524

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {-13.442561476, -26.557438524}

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