6x(x-4)=6

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Solution for 6x(x-4)=6 equation: 


Simplifying
6x(x + -4) = 6

Reorder the terms:
6x(-4 + x) = 6
(-4 * 6x + x * 6x) = 6
(-24x + 6x2) = 6

Solving
-24x + 6x2 = 6

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-6 + -24x + 6x2 = 6 + -6

Combine like terms: 6 + -6 = 0
-6 + -24x + 6x2 = 0

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF), '6'.
6(-1 + -4x + x2) = 0

Ignore the factor 6.

Subproblem 1
Set the factor '(-1 + -4x + x2)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
-1 + -4x + x2 = 0

Solving
-1 + -4x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '1' to each side of the equation.
-1 + -4x + 1 + x2 = 0 + 1

Reorder the terms:
-1 + 1 + -4x + x2 = 0 + 1

Combine like terms: -1 + 1 = 0
0 + -4x + x2 = 0 + 1
-4x + x2 = 0 + 1

Combine like terms: 0 + 1 = 1
-4x + x2 = 1

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 = 1 + 4

Reorder the terms:
4 + -4x + x2 = 1 + 4

Combine like terms: 1 + 4 = 5
4 + -4x + x2 = 5

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -2)(x + -2) = 5

Calculate the square root of the right side: 2.236067978

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -2) equal to 2.236067978 and -2.236067978.


Subproblem 1
x + -2 = 2.236067978

Simplifying
x + -2 = 2.236067978

Reorder the terms:
-2 + x = 2.236067978

Solving
-2 + x = 2.236067978

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 = 2.236067978 + 2

Combine like terms: -2 + 2 = 0
0 + x = 2.236067978 + 2
x = 2.236067978 + 2

Combine like terms: 2.236067978 + 2 = 4.236067978
x = 4.236067978

Simplifying
x = 4.236067978


Subproblem 2
x + -2 = -2.236067978

Simplifying
x + -2 = -2.236067978

Reorder the terms:
-2 + x = -2.236067978

Solving
-2 + x = -2.236067978

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 = -2.236067978 + 2

Combine like terms: -2 + 2 = 0
0 + x = -2.236067978 + 2
x = -2.236067978 + 2

Combine like terms: -2.236067978 + 2 = -0.236067978
x = -0.236067978

Simplifying
x = -0.236067978


Solution
The solution to the problem is based on the solutions
from the subproblems.
x = {4.236067978, -0.236067978}
Solution
x = {4.236067978, -0.236067978}

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