x(x+40)=360

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Solution for x(x+40)=360 equation:


Simplifying
x(x + 40) = 360

Reorder the terms:
x(40 + x) = 360
(40 * x + x * x) = 360
(40x + x2) = 360

Solving
40x + x2 = 360

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-360 + 40x + x2 = 360 + -360

Combine like terms: 360 + -360 = 0
-360 + 40x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '360' to each side of the equation.
-360 + 40x + 360 + x2 = 0 + 360

Reorder the terms:
-360 + 360 + 40x + x2 = 0 + 360

Combine like terms: -360 + 360 = 0
0 + 40x + x2 = 0 + 360
40x + x2 = 0 + 360

Combine like terms: 0 + 360 = 360
40x + x2 = 360

The x term is 40x.  Take half its coefficient (20).
Square it (400) and add it to both sides.

Add '400' to each side of the equation.
40x + 400 + x2 = 360 + 400

Reorder the terms:
400 + 40x + x2 = 360 + 400

Combine like terms: 360 + 400 = 760
400 + 40x + x2 = 760

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 20)(x + 20) = 760

Calculate the square root of the right side: 27.568097504

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 20) equal to 27.568097504 and -27.568097504.

Subproblem 1

x + 20 = 27.568097504 Simplifying x + 20 = 27.568097504 Reorder the terms: 20 + x = 27.568097504 Solving 20 + x = 27.568097504 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-20' to each side of the equation. 20 + -20 + x = 27.568097504 + -20 Combine like terms: 20 + -20 = 0 0 + x = 27.568097504 + -20 x = 27.568097504 + -20 Combine like terms: 27.568097504 + -20 = 7.568097504 x = 7.568097504 Simplifying x = 7.568097504

Subproblem 2

x + 20 = -27.568097504 Simplifying x + 20 = -27.568097504 Reorder the terms: 20 + x = -27.568097504 Solving 20 + x = -27.568097504 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-20' to each side of the equation. 20 + -20 + x = -27.568097504 + -20 Combine like terms: 20 + -20 = 0 0 + x = -27.568097504 + -20 x = -27.568097504 + -20 Combine like terms: -27.568097504 + -20 = -47.568097504 x = -47.568097504 Simplifying x = -47.568097504

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {7.568097504, -47.568097504}

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