40=(3+x)*x

Solution for 40=(3+x)*x equation:

40=(3+x)*x

We move all terms to the left:

40-((3+x)*x)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

-((x+3)*x)+40=0


We calculate terms in parentheses: -((x+3)*x), so:

(x+3)*x

We multiply parentheses

x^2+3x

Back to the equation:

-(x^2+3x)


We get rid of parentheses

-x^2-3x+40=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

-1x^2-3x+40=0

a = -1; b = -3; c = +40;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -32-4·(-1)·40
Δ = 169
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{169}=13$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-3)-13}{2*-1}=\frac{-10}{-2}
=+5
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-3)+13}{2*-1}=\frac{16}{-2}
=-8
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