x^2-40x=800

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Solution for x^2-40x=800 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + -40x = 800

Reorder the terms:
-40x + x2 = 800

Solving
-40x + x2 = 800

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-800 + -40x + x2 = 800 + -800

Combine like terms: 800 + -800 = 0
-800 + -40x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '800' to each side of the equation.
-800 + -40x + 800 + x2 = 0 + 800

Reorder the terms:
-800 + 800 + -40x + x2 = 0 + 800

Combine like terms: -800 + 800 = 0
0 + -40x + x2 = 0 + 800
-40x + x2 = 0 + 800

Combine like terms: 0 + 800 = 800
-40x + x2 = 800

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 = 800 + 400

Reorder the terms:
400 + -40x + x2 = 800 + 400

Combine like terms: 800 + 400 = 1200
400 + -40x + x2 = 1200

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -20)(x + -20) = 1200

Calculate the square root of the right side: 34.641016151

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -20) equal to 34.641016151 and -34.641016151.

Subproblem 1

x + -20 = 34.641016151 Simplifying x + -20 = 34.641016151 Reorder the terms: -20 + x = 34.641016151 Solving -20 + x = 34.641016151 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 = 34.641016151 + 20 Combine like terms: -20 + 20 = 0 0 + x = 34.641016151 + 20 x = 34.641016151 + 20 Combine like terms: 34.641016151 + 20 = 54.641016151 x = 54.641016151 Simplifying x = 54.641016151

Subproblem 2

x + -20 = -34.641016151 Simplifying x + -20 = -34.641016151 Reorder the terms: -20 + x = -34.641016151 Solving -20 + x = -34.641016151 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 = -34.641016151 + 20 Combine like terms: -20 + 20 = 0 0 + x = -34.641016151 + 20 x = -34.641016151 + 20 Combine like terms: -34.641016151 + 20 = -14.641016151 x = -14.641016151 Simplifying x = -14.641016151

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {54.641016151, -14.641016151}

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