The left side of a solid block is held at a constant temperature of 200°C. The temperature profile within the block is given by
T=200−5x−x2 where x is the distance from the left side of the block in centimeters and T is the temperature in degrees Celsius of the block at location x. At what value of x is T=50°C?
This strategy works because if you subtract one number from another the sum of the two numbers should be the that is being subtracted from. (In this case, it's 200)