5x(x-23)=-37

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Solution for 5x(x-23)=-37 equation:


Simplifying
5x(x + -23) = -37

Reorder the terms:
5x(-23 + x) = -37
(-23 * 5x + x * 5x) = -37
(-115x + 5x2) = -37

Solving
-115x + 5x2 = -37

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
37 + -115x + 5x2 = -37 + 37

Combine like terms: -37 + 37 = 0
37 + -115x + 5x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '5'.
7.4 + -23x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-7.4' to each side of the equation.
7.4 + -23x + -7.4 + x2 = 0 + -7.4

Reorder the terms:
7.4 + -7.4 + -23x + x2 = 0 + -7.4

Combine like terms: 7.4 + -7.4 = 0.0
0.0 + -23x + x2 = 0 + -7.4
-23x + x2 = 0 + -7.4

Combine like terms: 0 + -7.4 = -7.4
-23x + x2 = -7.4

The x term is -23x.  Take half its coefficient (-11.5).
Square it (132.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '132.25' to each side of the equation.
-23x + 132.25 + x2 = -7.4 + 132.25

Reorder the terms:
132.25 + -23x + x2 = -7.4 + 132.25

Combine like terms: -7.4 + 132.25 = 124.85
132.25 + -23x + x2 = 124.85

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -11.5)(x + -11.5) = 124.85

Calculate the square root of the right side: 11.17362967

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -11.5) equal to 11.17362967 and -11.17362967.

Subproblem 1

x + -11.5 = 11.17362967 Simplifying x + -11.5 = 11.17362967 Reorder the terms: -11.5 + x = 11.17362967 Solving -11.5 + x = 11.17362967 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '11.5' to each side of the equation. -11.5 + 11.5 + x = 11.17362967 + 11.5 Combine like terms: -11.5 + 11.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 11.17362967 + 11.5 x = 11.17362967 + 11.5 Combine like terms: 11.17362967 + 11.5 = 22.67362967 x = 22.67362967 Simplifying x = 22.67362967

Subproblem 2

x + -11.5 = -11.17362967 Simplifying x + -11.5 = -11.17362967 Reorder the terms: -11.5 + x = -11.17362967 Solving -11.5 + x = -11.17362967 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '11.5' to each side of the equation. -11.5 + 11.5 + x = -11.17362967 + 11.5 Combine like terms: -11.5 + 11.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -11.17362967 + 11.5 x = -11.17362967 + 11.5 Combine like terms: -11.17362967 + 11.5 = 0.32637033 x = 0.32637033 Simplifying x = 0.32637033

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {22.67362967, 0.32637033}

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