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\left(r+5\right)^{2}=2r
Cancel out \pi on both sides.
r^{2}+10r+25=2r
Use binomial theorem \left(a+b\right)^{2}=a^{2}+2ab+b^{2} to expand \left(r+5\right)^{2}.
r^{2}+10r+25-2r=0
Subtract 2r from both sides.
r^{2}+8r+25=0
Combine 10r and -2r to get 8r.
r=\frac{-8±\sqrt{8^{2}-4\times 25}}{2}
This equation is in standard form: ax^{2}+bx+c=0. Substitute 1 for a, 8 for b, and 25 for c in the quadratic formula, \frac{-b±\sqrt{b^{2}-4ac}}{2a}.
r=\frac{-8±\sqrt{64-4\times 25}}{2}
Square 8.
r=\frac{-8±\sqrt{64-100}}{2}
Multiply -4 times 25.
r=\frac{-8±\sqrt{-36}}{2}
Add 64 to -100.
r=\frac{-8±6i}{2}
Take the square root of -36.
r=\frac{-8+6i}{2}
Now solve the equation r=\frac{-8±6i}{2} when ± is plus. Add -8 to 6i.
r=-4+3i
Divide -8+6i by 2.
r=\frac{-8-6i}{2}
Now solve the equation r=\frac{-8±6i}{2} when ± is minus. Subtract 6i from -8.
r=-4-3i
Divide -8-6i by 2.
r=-4+3i r=-4-3i
The equation is now solved.
\left(r+5\right)^{2}=2r
Cancel out \pi on both sides.
r^{2}+10r+25=2r
Use binomial theorem \left(a+b\right)^{2}=a^{2}+2ab+b^{2} to expand \left(r+5\right)^{2}.
r^{2}+10r+25-2r=0
Subtract 2r from both sides.
r^{2}+8r+25=0
Combine 10r and -2r to get 8r.
r^{2}+8r=-25
Subtract 25 from both sides. Anything subtracted from zero gives its negation.
r^{2}+8r+4^{2}=-25+4^{2}
Divide 8, the coefficient of the x term, by 2 to get 4. Then add the square of 4 to both sides of the equation. This step makes the left hand side of the equation a perfect square.
r^{2}+8r+16=-25+16
Square 4.
r^{2}+8r+16=-9
Add -25 to 16.
\left(r+4\right)^{2}=-9
Factor r^{2}+8r+16. In general, when x^{2}+bx+c is a perfect square, it can always be factored as \left(x+\frac{b}{2}\right)^{2}.
\sqrt{\left(r+4\right)^{2}}=\sqrt{-9}
Take the square root of both sides of the equation.
r+4=3i r+4=-3i
Simplify.
r=-4+3i r=-4-3i
Subtract 4 from both sides of the equation.