x^2-5x-500=x

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Solution for x^2-5x-500=x equation:


Simplifying
x2 + -5x + -500 = x

Reorder the terms:
-500 + -5x + x2 = x

Solving
-500 + -5x + x2 = x

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-500 + -5x + -1x + x2 = x + -1x

Combine like terms: -5x + -1x = -6x
-500 + -6x + x2 = x + -1x

Combine like terms: x + -1x = 0
-500 + -6x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '500' to each side of the equation.
-500 + -6x + 500 + x2 = 0 + 500

Reorder the terms:
-500 + 500 + -6x + x2 = 0 + 500

Combine like terms: -500 + 500 = 0
0 + -6x + x2 = 0 + 500
-6x + x2 = 0 + 500

Combine like terms: 0 + 500 = 500
-6x + x2 = 500

The x term is -6x.  Take half its coefficient (-3).
Square it (9) and add it to both sides.

Add '9' to each side of the equation.
-6x + 9 + x2 = 500 + 9

Reorder the terms:
9 + -6x + x2 = 500 + 9

Combine like terms: 500 + 9 = 509
9 + -6x + x2 = 509

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -3)(x + -3) = 509

Calculate the square root of the right side: 22.561028345

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -3) equal to 22.561028345 and -22.561028345.

Subproblem 1

x + -3 = 22.561028345 Simplifying x + -3 = 22.561028345 Reorder the terms: -3 + x = 22.561028345 Solving -3 + x = 22.561028345 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '3' to each side of the equation. -3 + 3 + x = 22.561028345 + 3 Combine like terms: -3 + 3 = 0 0 + x = 22.561028345 + 3 x = 22.561028345 + 3 Combine like terms: 22.561028345 + 3 = 25.561028345 x = 25.561028345 Simplifying x = 25.561028345

Subproblem 2

x + -3 = -22.561028345 Simplifying x + -3 = -22.561028345 Reorder the terms: -3 + x = -22.561028345 Solving -3 + x = -22.561028345 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '3' to each side of the equation. -3 + 3 + x = -22.561028345 + 3 Combine like terms: -3 + 3 = 0 0 + x = -22.561028345 + 3 x = -22.561028345 + 3 Combine like terms: -22.561028345 + 3 = -19.561028345 x = -19.561028345 Simplifying x = -19.561028345

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {25.561028345, -19.561028345}

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