x^2-8x=360

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Solution for x^2-8x=360 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + -8x = 360

Reorder the terms:
-8x + x2 = 360

Solving
-8x + x2 = 360

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-360 + -8x + x2 = 360 + -360

Combine like terms: 360 + -360 = 0
-360 + -8x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '360' to each side of the equation.
-360 + -8x + 360 + x2 = 0 + 360

Reorder the terms:
-360 + 360 + -8x + x2 = 0 + 360

Combine like terms: -360 + 360 = 0
0 + -8x + x2 = 0 + 360
-8x + x2 = 0 + 360

Combine like terms: 0 + 360 = 360
-8x + x2 = 360

The x term is -8x.  Take half its coefficient (-4).
Square it (16) and add it to both sides.

Add '16' to each side of the equation.
-8x + 16 + x2 = 360 + 16

Reorder the terms:
16 + -8x + x2 = 360 + 16

Combine like terms: 360 + 16 = 376
16 + -8x + x2 = 376

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -4)(x + -4) = 376

Calculate the square root of the right side: 19.39071943

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -4) equal to 19.39071943 and -19.39071943.

Subproblem 1

x + -4 = 19.39071943 Simplifying x + -4 = 19.39071943 Reorder the terms: -4 + x = 19.39071943 Solving -4 + x = 19.39071943 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '4' to each side of the equation. -4 + 4 + x = 19.39071943 + 4 Combine like terms: -4 + 4 = 0 0 + x = 19.39071943 + 4 x = 19.39071943 + 4 Combine like terms: 19.39071943 + 4 = 23.39071943 x = 23.39071943 Simplifying x = 23.39071943

Subproblem 2

x + -4 = -19.39071943 Simplifying x + -4 = -19.39071943 Reorder the terms: -4 + x = -19.39071943 Solving -4 + x = -19.39071943 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '4' to each side of the equation. -4 + 4 + x = -19.39071943 + 4 Combine like terms: -4 + 4 = 0 0 + x = -19.39071943 + 4 x = -19.39071943 + 4 Combine like terms: -19.39071943 + 4 = -15.39071943 x = -15.39071943 Simplifying x = -15.39071943

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {23.39071943, -15.39071943}

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