x^2-20x+25=7

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Solution for x^2-20x+25=7 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + -20x + 25 = 7

Reorder the terms:
25 + -20x + x2 = 7

Solving
25 + -20x + x2 = 7

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
25 + -7 + -20x + x2 = 7 + -7

Combine like terms: 25 + -7 = 18
18 + -20x + x2 = 7 + -7

Combine like terms: 7 + -7 = 0
18 + -20x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-18' to each side of the equation.
18 + -20x + -18 + x2 = 0 + -18

Reorder the terms:
18 + -18 + -20x + x2 = 0 + -18

Combine like terms: 18 + -18 = 0
0 + -20x + x2 = 0 + -18
-20x + x2 = 0 + -18

Combine like terms: 0 + -18 = -18
-20x + x2 = -18

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 = -18 + 100

Reorder the terms:
100 + -20x + x2 = -18 + 100

Combine like terms: -18 + 100 = 82
100 + -20x + x2 = 82

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -10)(x + -10) = 82

Calculate the square root of the right side: 9.055385138

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -10) equal to 9.055385138 and -9.055385138.

Subproblem 1

x + -10 = 9.055385138 Simplifying x + -10 = 9.055385138 Reorder the terms: -10 + x = 9.055385138 Solving -10 + x = 9.055385138 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 = 9.055385138 + 10 Combine like terms: -10 + 10 = 0 0 + x = 9.055385138 + 10 x = 9.055385138 + 10 Combine like terms: 9.055385138 + 10 = 19.055385138 x = 19.055385138 Simplifying x = 19.055385138

Subproblem 2

x + -10 = -9.055385138 Simplifying x + -10 = -9.055385138 Reorder the terms: -10 + x = -9.055385138 Solving -10 + x = -9.055385138 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 = -9.055385138 + 10 Combine like terms: -10 + 10 = 0 0 + x = -9.055385138 + 10 x = -9.055385138 + 10 Combine like terms: -9.055385138 + 10 = 0.944614862 x = 0.944614862 Simplifying x = 0.944614862

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {19.055385138, 0.944614862}

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