(26-b)b=104

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Solution for (26-b)b=104 equation:


Simplifying
(26 + -1b) * b = 104

Reorder the terms for easier multiplication:
b(26 + -1b) = 104
(26 * b + -1b * b) = 104
(26b + -1b2) = 104

Solving
26b + -1b2 = 104

Solving for variable 'b'.

Reorder the terms:
-104 + 26b + -1b2 = 104 + -104

Combine like terms: 104 + -104 = 0
-104 + 26b + -1b2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '-1'.
104 + -26b + b2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-104' to each side of the equation.
104 + -26b + -104 + b2 = 0 + -104

Reorder the terms:
104 + -104 + -26b + b2 = 0 + -104

Combine like terms: 104 + -104 = 0
0 + -26b + b2 = 0 + -104
-26b + b2 = 0 + -104

Combine like terms: 0 + -104 = -104
-26b + b2 = -104

The b term is -26b.  Take half its coefficient (-13).
Square it (169) and add it to both sides.

Add '169' to each side of the equation.
-26b + 169 + b2 = -104 + 169

Reorder the terms:
169 + -26b + b2 = -104 + 169

Combine like terms: -104 + 169 = 65
169 + -26b + b2 = 65

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(b + -13)(b + -13) = 65

Calculate the square root of the right side: 8.062257748

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(b + -13) equal to 8.062257748 and -8.062257748.

Subproblem 1

b + -13 = 8.062257748 Simplifying b + -13 = 8.062257748 Reorder the terms: -13 + b = 8.062257748 Solving -13 + b = 8.062257748 Solving for variable 'b'. Move all terms containing b to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '13' to each side of the equation. -13 + 13 + b = 8.062257748 + 13 Combine like terms: -13 + 13 = 0 0 + b = 8.062257748 + 13 b = 8.062257748 + 13 Combine like terms: 8.062257748 + 13 = 21.062257748 b = 21.062257748 Simplifying b = 21.062257748

Subproblem 2

b + -13 = -8.062257748 Simplifying b + -13 = -8.062257748 Reorder the terms: -13 + b = -8.062257748 Solving -13 + b = -8.062257748 Solving for variable 'b'. Move all terms containing b to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '13' to each side of the equation. -13 + 13 + b = -8.062257748 + 13 Combine like terms: -13 + 13 = 0 0 + b = -8.062257748 + 13 b = -8.062257748 + 13 Combine like terms: -8.062257748 + 13 = 4.937742252 b = 4.937742252 Simplifying b = 4.937742252

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. b = {21.062257748, 4.937742252}

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