x^2-30x+255=400

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Solution for x^2-30x+255=400 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + -30x + 255 = 400

Reorder the terms:
255 + -30x + x2 = 400

Solving
255 + -30x + x2 = 400

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
255 + -400 + -30x + x2 = 400 + -400

Combine like terms: 255 + -400 = -145
-145 + -30x + x2 = 400 + -400

Combine like terms: 400 + -400 = 0
-145 + -30x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '145' to each side of the equation.
-145 + -30x + 145 + x2 = 0 + 145

Reorder the terms:
-145 + 145 + -30x + x2 = 0 + 145

Combine like terms: -145 + 145 = 0
0 + -30x + x2 = 0 + 145
-30x + x2 = 0 + 145

Combine like terms: 0 + 145 = 145
-30x + x2 = 145

The x term is -30x.  Take half its coefficient (-15).
Square it (225) and add it to both sides.

Add '225' to each side of the equation.
-30x + 225 + x2 = 145 + 225

Reorder the terms:
225 + -30x + x2 = 145 + 225

Combine like terms: 145 + 225 = 370
225 + -30x + x2 = 370

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -15)(x + -15) = 370

Calculate the square root of the right side: 19.235384062

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -15) equal to 19.235384062 and -19.235384062.

Subproblem 1

x + -15 = 19.235384062 Simplifying x + -15 = 19.235384062 Reorder the terms: -15 + x = 19.235384062 Solving -15 + x = 19.235384062 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '15' to each side of the equation. -15 + 15 + x = 19.235384062 + 15 Combine like terms: -15 + 15 = 0 0 + x = 19.235384062 + 15 x = 19.235384062 + 15 Combine like terms: 19.235384062 + 15 = 34.235384062 x = 34.235384062 Simplifying x = 34.235384062

Subproblem 2

x + -15 = -19.235384062 Simplifying x + -15 = -19.235384062 Reorder the terms: -15 + x = -19.235384062 Solving -15 + x = -19.235384062 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '15' to each side of the equation. -15 + 15 + x = -19.235384062 + 15 Combine like terms: -15 + 15 = 0 0 + x = -19.235384062 + 15 x = -19.235384062 + 15 Combine like terms: -19.235384062 + 15 = -4.235384062 x = -4.235384062 Simplifying x = -4.235384062

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {34.235384062, -4.235384062}

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