x(600-x)=40000

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Solution for x(600-x)=40000 equation:


Simplifying
x(600 + -1x) = 40000
(600 * x + -1x * x) = 40000
(600x + -1x2) = 40000

Solving
600x + -1x2 = 40000

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-40000 + 600x + -1x2 = 40000 + -40000

Combine like terms: 40000 + -40000 = 0
-40000 + 600x + -1x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
-1 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '-1'.
40000 + -600x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-40000' to each side of the equation.
40000 + -600x + -40000 + x2 = 0 + -40000

Reorder the terms:
40000 + -40000 + -600x + x2 = 0 + -40000

Combine like terms: 40000 + -40000 = 0
0 + -600x + x2 = 0 + -40000
-600x + x2 = 0 + -40000

Combine like terms: 0 + -40000 = -40000
-600x + x2 = -40000

The x term is -600x.  Take half its coefficient (-300).
Square it (90000) and add it to both sides.

Add '90000' to each side of the equation.
-600x + 90000 + x2 = -40000 + 90000

Reorder the terms:
90000 + -600x + x2 = -40000 + 90000

Combine like terms: -40000 + 90000 = 50000
90000 + -600x + x2 = 50000

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -300)(x + -300) = 50000

Calculate the square root of the right side: 223.60679775

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -300) equal to 223.60679775 and -223.60679775.

Subproblem 1

x + -300 = 223.60679775 Simplifying x + -300 = 223.60679775 Reorder the terms: -300 + x = 223.60679775 Solving -300 + x = 223.60679775 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '300' to each side of the equation. -300 + 300 + x = 223.60679775 + 300 Combine like terms: -300 + 300 = 0 0 + x = 223.60679775 + 300 x = 223.60679775 + 300 Combine like terms: 223.60679775 + 300 = 523.60679775 x = 523.60679775 Simplifying x = 523.60679775

Subproblem 2

x + -300 = -223.60679775 Simplifying x + -300 = -223.60679775 Reorder the terms: -300 + x = -223.60679775 Solving -300 + x = -223.60679775 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '300' to each side of the equation. -300 + 300 + x = -223.60679775 + 300 Combine like terms: -300 + 300 = 0 0 + x = -223.60679775 + 300 x = -223.60679775 + 300 Combine like terms: -223.60679775 + 300 = 76.39320225 x = 76.39320225 Simplifying x = 76.39320225

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {523.60679775, 76.39320225}

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