.5(x(x-4))=24

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Solution for .5(x(x-4))=24 equation:


Simplifying
0.5(x(x + -4)) = 24

Reorder the terms:
0.5(x(-4 + x)) = 24
0.5((-4 * x + x * x)) = 24
0.5((-4x + x2)) = 24
(-4x * 0.5 + x2 * 0.5) = 24
(-2x + 0.5x2) = 24

Solving
-2x + 0.5x2 = 24

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-24 + -2x + 0.5x2 = 24 + -24

Combine like terms: 24 + -24 = 0
-24 + -2x + 0.5x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '0.5'.
-48 + -4x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '48' to each side of the equation.
-48 + -4x + 48 + x2 = 0 + 48

Reorder the terms:
-48 + 48 + -4x + x2 = 0 + 48

Combine like terms: -48 + 48 = 0
0 + -4x + x2 = 0 + 48
-4x + x2 = 0 + 48

Combine like terms: 0 + 48 = 48
-4x + x2 = 48

The x term is -4x.  Take half its coefficient (-2).
Square it (4) and add it to both sides.

Add '4' to each side of the equation.
-4x + 4 + x2 = 48 + 4

Reorder the terms:
4 + -4x + x2 = 48 + 4

Combine like terms: 48 + 4 = 52
4 + -4x + x2 = 52

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -2)(x + -2) = 52

Calculate the square root of the right side: 7.211102551

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -2) equal to 7.211102551 and -7.211102551.

Subproblem 1

x + -2 = 7.211102551 Simplifying x + -2 = 7.211102551 Reorder the terms: -2 + x = 7.211102551 Solving -2 + x = 7.211102551 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '2' to each side of the equation. -2 + 2 + x = 7.211102551 + 2 Combine like terms: -2 + 2 = 0 0 + x = 7.211102551 + 2 x = 7.211102551 + 2 Combine like terms: 7.211102551 + 2 = 9.211102551 x = 9.211102551 Simplifying x = 9.211102551

Subproblem 2

x + -2 = -7.211102551 Simplifying x + -2 = -7.211102551 Reorder the terms: -2 + x = -7.211102551 Solving -2 + x = -7.211102551 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '2' to each side of the equation. -2 + 2 + x = -7.211102551 + 2 Combine like terms: -2 + 2 = 0 0 + x = -7.211102551 + 2 x = -7.211102551 + 2 Combine like terms: -7.211102551 + 2 = -5.211102551 x = -5.211102551 Simplifying x = -5.211102551

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {9.211102551, -5.211102551}

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