x^2-50x=60

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Solution for x^2-50x=60 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + -50x = 60

Reorder the terms:
-50x + x2 = 60

Solving
-50x + x2 = 60

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-60 + -50x + x2 = 60 + -60

Combine like terms: 60 + -60 = 0
-60 + -50x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '60' to each side of the equation.
-60 + -50x + 60 + x2 = 0 + 60

Reorder the terms:
-60 + 60 + -50x + x2 = 0 + 60

Combine like terms: -60 + 60 = 0
0 + -50x + x2 = 0 + 60
-50x + x2 = 0 + 60

Combine like terms: 0 + 60 = 60
-50x + x2 = 60

The x term is -50x.  Take half its coefficient (-25).
Square it (625) and add it to both sides.

Add '625' to each side of the equation.
-50x + 625 + x2 = 60 + 625

Reorder the terms:
625 + -50x + x2 = 60 + 625

Combine like terms: 60 + 625 = 685
625 + -50x + x2 = 685

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -25)(x + -25) = 685

Calculate the square root of the right side: 26.172504657

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -25) equal to 26.172504657 and -26.172504657.

Subproblem 1

x + -25 = 26.172504657 Simplifying x + -25 = 26.172504657 Reorder the terms: -25 + x = 26.172504657 Solving -25 + x = 26.172504657 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '25' to each side of the equation. -25 + 25 + x = 26.172504657 + 25 Combine like terms: -25 + 25 = 0 0 + x = 26.172504657 + 25 x = 26.172504657 + 25 Combine like terms: 26.172504657 + 25 = 51.172504657 x = 51.172504657 Simplifying x = 51.172504657

Subproblem 2

x + -25 = -26.172504657 Simplifying x + -25 = -26.172504657 Reorder the terms: -25 + x = -26.172504657 Solving -25 + x = -26.172504657 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '25' to each side of the equation. -25 + 25 + x = -26.172504657 + 25 Combine like terms: -25 + 25 = 0 0 + x = -26.172504657 + 25 x = -26.172504657 + 25 Combine like terms: -26.172504657 + 25 = -1.172504657 x = -1.172504657 Simplifying x = -1.172504657

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {51.172504657, -1.172504657}

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