x^2-100x-400=0

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Solution for x^2-100x-400=0 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + -100x + -400 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-400 + -100x + x2 = 0

Solving
-400 + -100x + x2 = 0

Solving for variable 'x'.

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '400' to each side of the equation.
-400 + -100x + 400 + x2 = 0 + 400

Reorder the terms:
-400 + 400 + -100x + x2 = 0 + 400

Combine like terms: -400 + 400 = 0
0 + -100x + x2 = 0 + 400
-100x + x2 = 0 + 400

Combine like terms: 0 + 400 = 400
-100x + x2 = 400

The x term is -100x.  Take half its coefficient (-50).
Square it (2500) and add it to both sides.

Add '2500' to each side of the equation.
-100x + 2500 + x2 = 400 + 2500

Reorder the terms:
2500 + -100x + x2 = 400 + 2500

Combine like terms: 400 + 2500 = 2900
2500 + -100x + x2 = 2900

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -50)(x + -50) = 2900

Calculate the square root of the right side: 53.851648071

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -50) equal to 53.851648071 and -53.851648071.

Subproblem 1

x + -50 = 53.851648071 Simplifying x + -50 = 53.851648071 Reorder the terms: -50 + x = 53.851648071 Solving -50 + x = 53.851648071 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '50' to each side of the equation. -50 + 50 + x = 53.851648071 + 50 Combine like terms: -50 + 50 = 0 0 + x = 53.851648071 + 50 x = 53.851648071 + 50 Combine like terms: 53.851648071 + 50 = 103.851648071 x = 103.851648071 Simplifying x = 103.851648071

Subproblem 2

x + -50 = -53.851648071 Simplifying x + -50 = -53.851648071 Reorder the terms: -50 + x = -53.851648071 Solving -50 + x = -53.851648071 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '50' to each side of the equation. -50 + 50 + x = -53.851648071 + 50 Combine like terms: -50 + 50 = 0 0 + x = -53.851648071 + 50 x = -53.851648071 + 50 Combine like terms: -53.851648071 + 50 = -3.851648071 x = -3.851648071 Simplifying x = -3.851648071

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {103.851648071, -3.851648071}

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