x^2-40x=383

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Solution for x^2-40x=383 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + -40x = 383

Reorder the terms:
-40x + x2 = 383

Solving
-40x + x2 = 383

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-383 + -40x + x2 = 383 + -383

Combine like terms: 383 + -383 = 0
-383 + -40x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '383' to each side of the equation.
-383 + -40x + 383 + x2 = 0 + 383

Reorder the terms:
-383 + 383 + -40x + x2 = 0 + 383

Combine like terms: -383 + 383 = 0
0 + -40x + x2 = 0 + 383
-40x + x2 = 0 + 383

Combine like terms: 0 + 383 = 383
-40x + x2 = 383

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 = 383 + 400

Reorder the terms:
400 + -40x + x2 = 383 + 400

Combine like terms: 383 + 400 = 783
400 + -40x + x2 = 783

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -20)(x + -20) = 783

Calculate the square root of the right side: 27.982137159

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -20) equal to 27.982137159 and -27.982137159.

Subproblem 1

x + -20 = 27.982137159 Simplifying x + -20 = 27.982137159 Reorder the terms: -20 + x = 27.982137159 Solving -20 + x = 27.982137159 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 = 27.982137159 + 20 Combine like terms: -20 + 20 = 0 0 + x = 27.982137159 + 20 x = 27.982137159 + 20 Combine like terms: 27.982137159 + 20 = 47.982137159 x = 47.982137159 Simplifying x = 47.982137159

Subproblem 2

x + -20 = -27.982137159 Simplifying x + -20 = -27.982137159 Reorder the terms: -20 + x = -27.982137159 Solving -20 + x = -27.982137159 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 = -27.982137159 + 20 Combine like terms: -20 + 20 = 0 0 + x = -27.982137159 + 20 x = -27.982137159 + 20 Combine like terms: -27.982137159 + 20 = -7.982137159 x = -7.982137159 Simplifying x = -7.982137159

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {47.982137159, -7.982137159}

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