x^2-20x=-7

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


Simplifying
x2 + -20x = -7

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

Solving
-20x + x2 = -7

Solving for variable 'x'.

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

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

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-7' to each side of the equation.
7 + -20x + -7 + x2 = 0 + -7

Reorder the terms:
7 + -7 + -20x + x2 = 0 + -7

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

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

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 = -7 + 100

Reorder the terms:
100 + -20x + x2 = -7 + 100

Combine like terms: -7 + 100 = 93
100 + -20x + x2 = 93

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -10)(x + -10) = 93

Calculate the square root of the right side: 9.643650761

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -10) equal to 9.643650761 and -9.643650761.

Subproblem 1

x + -10 = 9.643650761 Simplifying x + -10 = 9.643650761 Reorder the terms: -10 + x = 9.643650761 Solving -10 + x = 9.643650761 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 = 9.643650761 + 10 Combine like terms: -10 + 10 = 0 0 + x = 9.643650761 + 10 x = 9.643650761 + 10 Combine like terms: 9.643650761 + 10 = 19.643650761 x = 19.643650761 Simplifying x = 19.643650761

Subproblem 2

x + -10 = -9.643650761 Simplifying x + -10 = -9.643650761 Reorder the terms: -10 + x = -9.643650761 Solving -10 + x = -9.643650761 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 = -9.643650761 + 10 Combine like terms: -10 + 10 = 0 0 + x = -9.643650761 + 10 x = -9.643650761 + 10 Combine like terms: -9.643650761 + 10 = 0.356349239 x = 0.356349239 Simplifying x = 0.356349239

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {19.643650761, 0.356349239}

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