x^2-40x+225=0

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Solution for x^2-40x+225=0 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + -40x + 225 = 0

Reorder the terms:
225 + -40x + x2 = 0

Solving
225 + -40x + x2 = 0

Solving for variable 'x'.

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-225' to each side of the equation.
225 + -40x + -225 + x2 = 0 + -225

Reorder the terms:
225 + -225 + -40x + x2 = 0 + -225

Combine like terms: 225 + -225 = 0
0 + -40x + x2 = 0 + -225
-40x + x2 = 0 + -225

Combine like terms: 0 + -225 = -225
-40x + x2 = -225

The x term is -40x.  Take half its coefficient (-20).
Square it (400) and add it to both sides.

Add '400' to each side of the equation.
-40x + 400 + x2 = -225 + 400

Reorder the terms:
400 + -40x + x2 = -225 + 400

Combine like terms: -225 + 400 = 175
400 + -40x + x2 = 175

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -20)(x + -20) = 175

Calculate the square root of the right side: 13.228756555

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -20) equal to 13.228756555 and -13.228756555.

Subproblem 1

x + -20 = 13.228756555 Simplifying x + -20 = 13.228756555 Reorder the terms: -20 + x = 13.228756555 Solving -20 + x = 13.228756555 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '20' to each side of the equation. -20 + 20 + x = 13.228756555 + 20 Combine like terms: -20 + 20 = 0 0 + x = 13.228756555 + 20 x = 13.228756555 + 20 Combine like terms: 13.228756555 + 20 = 33.228756555 x = 33.228756555 Simplifying x = 33.228756555

Subproblem 2

x + -20 = -13.228756555 Simplifying x + -20 = -13.228756555 Reorder the terms: -20 + x = -13.228756555 Solving -20 + x = -13.228756555 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '20' to each side of the equation. -20 + 20 + x = -13.228756555 + 20 Combine like terms: -20 + 20 = 0 0 + x = -13.228756555 + 20 x = -13.228756555 + 20 Combine like terms: -13.228756555 + 20 = 6.771243445 x = 6.771243445 Simplifying x = 6.771243445

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {33.228756555, 6.771243445}

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