x^2-20x=-17

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Solution for x^2-20x=-17 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + -20x = -17

Reorder the terms:
-20x + x2 = -17

Solving
-20x + x2 = -17

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
17 + -20x + x2 = -17 + 17

Combine like terms: -17 + 17 = 0
17 + -20x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-17' to each side of the equation.
17 + -20x + -17 + x2 = 0 + -17

Reorder the terms:
17 + -17 + -20x + x2 = 0 + -17

Combine like terms: 17 + -17 = 0
0 + -20x + x2 = 0 + -17
-20x + x2 = 0 + -17

Combine like terms: 0 + -17 = -17
-20x + x2 = -17

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 = -17 + 100

Reorder the terms:
100 + -20x + x2 = -17 + 100

Combine like terms: -17 + 100 = 83
100 + -20x + x2 = 83

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -10)(x + -10) = 83

Calculate the square root of the right side: 9.110433579

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -10) equal to 9.110433579 and -9.110433579.

Subproblem 1

x + -10 = 9.110433579 Simplifying x + -10 = 9.110433579 Reorder the terms: -10 + x = 9.110433579 Solving -10 + x = 9.110433579 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 = 9.110433579 + 10 Combine like terms: -10 + 10 = 0 0 + x = 9.110433579 + 10 x = 9.110433579 + 10 Combine like terms: 9.110433579 + 10 = 19.110433579 x = 19.110433579 Simplifying x = 19.110433579

Subproblem 2

x + -10 = -9.110433579 Simplifying x + -10 = -9.110433579 Reorder the terms: -10 + x = -9.110433579 Solving -10 + x = -9.110433579 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 = -9.110433579 + 10 Combine like terms: -10 + 10 = 0 0 + x = -9.110433579 + 10 x = -9.110433579 + 10 Combine like terms: -9.110433579 + 10 = 0.889566421 x = 0.889566421 Simplifying x = 0.889566421

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {19.110433579, 0.889566421}

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