(x-13)(x-13)=20

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Solution for (x-13)(x-13)=20 equation:


Simplifying
(x + -13)(x + -13) = 20

Reorder the terms:
(-13 + x)(x + -13) = 20

Reorder the terms:
(-13 + x)(-13 + x) = 20

Multiply (-13 + x) * (-13 + x)
(-13(-13 + x) + x(-13 + x)) = 20
((-13 * -13 + x * -13) + x(-13 + x)) = 20
((169 + -13x) + x(-13 + x)) = 20
(169 + -13x + (-13 * x + x * x)) = 20
(169 + -13x + (-13x + x2)) = 20

Combine like terms: -13x + -13x = -26x
(169 + -26x + x2) = 20

Solving
169 + -26x + x2 = 20

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
169 + -20 + -26x + x2 = 20 + -20

Combine like terms: 169 + -20 = 149
149 + -26x + x2 = 20 + -20

Combine like terms: 20 + -20 = 0
149 + -26x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-149' to each side of the equation.
149 + -26x + -149 + x2 = 0 + -149

Reorder the terms:
149 + -149 + -26x + x2 = 0 + -149

Combine like terms: 149 + -149 = 0
0 + -26x + x2 = 0 + -149
-26x + x2 = 0 + -149

Combine like terms: 0 + -149 = -149
-26x + x2 = -149

The x term is -26x.  Take half its coefficient (-13).
Square it (169) and add it to both sides.

Add '169' to each side of the equation.
-26x + 169 + x2 = -149 + 169

Reorder the terms:
169 + -26x + x2 = -149 + 169

Combine like terms: -149 + 169 = 20
169 + -26x + x2 = 20

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -13)(x + -13) = 20

Calculate the square root of the right side: 4.472135955

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -13) equal to 4.472135955 and -4.472135955.

Subproblem 1

x + -13 = 4.472135955 Simplifying x + -13 = 4.472135955 Reorder the terms: -13 + x = 4.472135955 Solving -13 + x = 4.472135955 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '13' to each side of the equation. -13 + 13 + x = 4.472135955 + 13 Combine like terms: -13 + 13 = 0 0 + x = 4.472135955 + 13 x = 4.472135955 + 13 Combine like terms: 4.472135955 + 13 = 17.472135955 x = 17.472135955 Simplifying x = 17.472135955

Subproblem 2

x + -13 = -4.472135955 Simplifying x + -13 = -4.472135955 Reorder the terms: -13 + x = -4.472135955 Solving -13 + x = -4.472135955 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '13' to each side of the equation. -13 + 13 + x = -4.472135955 + 13 Combine like terms: -13 + 13 = 0 0 + x = -4.472135955 + 13 x = -4.472135955 + 13 Combine like terms: -4.472135955 + 13 = 8.527864045 x = 8.527864045 Simplifying x = 8.527864045

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {17.472135955, 8.527864045}

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