(x+1)*x=231

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Solution for (x+1)*x=231 equation:


Simplifying
(x + 1) * x = 231

Reorder the terms:
(1 + x) * x = 231

Reorder the terms for easier multiplication:
x(1 + x) = 231
(1 * x + x * x) = 231
(1x + x2) = 231

Solving
1x + x2 = 231

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-231 + 1x + x2 = 231 + -231

Combine like terms: 231 + -231 = 0
-231 + 1x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '231' to each side of the equation.
-231 + 1x + 231 + x2 = 0 + 231

Reorder the terms:
-231 + 231 + 1x + x2 = 0 + 231

Combine like terms: -231 + 231 = 0
0 + 1x + x2 = 0 + 231
1x + x2 = 0 + 231

Combine like terms: 0 + 231 = 231
1x + x2 = 231

The x term is 1x.  Take half its coefficient (0.5).
Square it (0.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.25' to each side of the equation.
x + 0.25 + x2 = 231 + 0.25

Reorder the terms:
0.25 + x + x2 = 231 + 0.25

Combine like terms: 231 + 0.25 = 231.25
0.25 + x + x2 = 231.25

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.5)(x + 0.5) = 231.25

Calculate the square root of the right side: 15.206906326

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.5) equal to 15.206906326 and -15.206906326.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.5 = 15.206906326 Simplifying x + 0.5 = 15.206906326 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + x = 15.206906326 Solving 0.5 + x = 15.206906326 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.5' to each side of the equation. 0.5 + -0.5 + x = 15.206906326 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 15.206906326 + -0.5 x = 15.206906326 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 15.206906326 + -0.5 = 14.706906326 x = 14.706906326 Simplifying x = 14.706906326

Subproblem 2

x + 0.5 = -15.206906326 Simplifying x + 0.5 = -15.206906326 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + x = -15.206906326 Solving 0.5 + x = -15.206906326 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.5' to each side of the equation. 0.5 + -0.5 + x = -15.206906326 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -15.206906326 + -0.5 x = -15.206906326 + -0.5 Combine like terms: -15.206906326 + -0.5 = -15.706906326 x = -15.706906326 Simplifying x = -15.706906326

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {14.706906326, -15.706906326}

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