x^2-5x=1000

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Solution for x^2-5x=1000 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + -5x = 1000

Reorder the terms:
-5x + x2 = 1000

Solving
-5x + x2 = 1000

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-1000 + -5x + x2 = 1000 + -1000

Combine like terms: 1000 + -1000 = 0
-1000 + -5x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '1000' to each side of the equation.
-1000 + -5x + 1000 + x2 = 0 + 1000

Reorder the terms:
-1000 + 1000 + -5x + x2 = 0 + 1000

Combine like terms: -1000 + 1000 = 0
0 + -5x + x2 = 0 + 1000
-5x + x2 = 0 + 1000

Combine like terms: 0 + 1000 = 1000
-5x + x2 = 1000

The x term is -5x.  Take half its coefficient (-2.5).
Square it (6.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '6.25' to each side of the equation.
-5x + 6.25 + x2 = 1000 + 6.25

Reorder the terms:
6.25 + -5x + x2 = 1000 + 6.25

Combine like terms: 1000 + 6.25 = 1006.25
6.25 + -5x + x2 = 1006.25

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -2.5)(x + -2.5) = 1006.25

Calculate the square root of the right side: 31.721443851

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -2.5) equal to 31.721443851 and -31.721443851.

Subproblem 1

x + -2.5 = 31.721443851 Simplifying x + -2.5 = 31.721443851 Reorder the terms: -2.5 + x = 31.721443851 Solving -2.5 + x = 31.721443851 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '2.5' to each side of the equation. -2.5 + 2.5 + x = 31.721443851 + 2.5 Combine like terms: -2.5 + 2.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 31.721443851 + 2.5 x = 31.721443851 + 2.5 Combine like terms: 31.721443851 + 2.5 = 34.221443851 x = 34.221443851 Simplifying x = 34.221443851

Subproblem 2

x + -2.5 = -31.721443851 Simplifying x + -2.5 = -31.721443851 Reorder the terms: -2.5 + x = -31.721443851 Solving -2.5 + x = -31.721443851 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '2.5' to each side of the equation. -2.5 + 2.5 + x = -31.721443851 + 2.5 Combine like terms: -2.5 + 2.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -31.721443851 + 2.5 x = -31.721443851 + 2.5 Combine like terms: -31.721443851 + 2.5 = -29.221443851 x = -29.221443851 Simplifying x = -29.221443851

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {34.221443851, -29.221443851}

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