(x+4)(x-17)=x

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Solution for (x+4)(x-17)=x equation:


Simplifying
(x + 4)(x + -17) = x

Reorder the terms:
(4 + x)(x + -17) = x

Reorder the terms:
(4 + x)(-17 + x) = x

Multiply (4 + x) * (-17 + x)
(4(-17 + x) + x(-17 + x)) = x
((-17 * 4 + x * 4) + x(-17 + x)) = x
((-68 + 4x) + x(-17 + x)) = x
(-68 + 4x + (-17 * x + x * x)) = x
(-68 + 4x + (-17x + x2)) = x

Combine like terms: 4x + -17x = -13x
(-68 + -13x + x2) = x

Solving
-68 + -13x + x2 = x

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-68 + -13x + -1x + x2 = x + -1x

Combine like terms: -13x + -1x = -14x
-68 + -14x + x2 = x + -1x

Combine like terms: x + -1x = 0
-68 + -14x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '68' to each side of the equation.
-68 + -14x + 68 + x2 = 0 + 68

Reorder the terms:
-68 + 68 + -14x + x2 = 0 + 68

Combine like terms: -68 + 68 = 0
0 + -14x + x2 = 0 + 68
-14x + x2 = 0 + 68

Combine like terms: 0 + 68 = 68
-14x + x2 = 68

The x term is -14x.  Take half its coefficient (-7).
Square it (49) and add it to both sides.

Add '49' to each side of the equation.
-14x + 49 + x2 = 68 + 49

Reorder the terms:
49 + -14x + x2 = 68 + 49

Combine like terms: 68 + 49 = 117
49 + -14x + x2 = 117

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -7)(x + -7) = 117

Calculate the square root of the right side: 10.816653826

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -7) equal to 10.816653826 and -10.816653826.

Subproblem 1

x + -7 = 10.816653826 Simplifying x + -7 = 10.816653826 Reorder the terms: -7 + x = 10.816653826 Solving -7 + x = 10.816653826 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '7' to each side of the equation. -7 + 7 + x = 10.816653826 + 7 Combine like terms: -7 + 7 = 0 0 + x = 10.816653826 + 7 x = 10.816653826 + 7 Combine like terms: 10.816653826 + 7 = 17.816653826 x = 17.816653826 Simplifying x = 17.816653826

Subproblem 2

x + -7 = -10.816653826 Simplifying x + -7 = -10.816653826 Reorder the terms: -7 + x = -10.816653826 Solving -7 + x = -10.816653826 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '7' to each side of the equation. -7 + 7 + x = -10.816653826 + 7 Combine like terms: -7 + 7 = 0 0 + x = -10.816653826 + 7 x = -10.816653826 + 7 Combine like terms: -10.816653826 + 7 = -3.816653826 x = -3.816653826 Simplifying x = -3.816653826

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {17.816653826, -3.816653826}

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