x(.5x+4)=160

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Solution for x(.5x+4)=160 equation:


Simplifying
x(0.5x + 4) = 160

Reorder the terms:
x(4 + 0.5x) = 160
(4 * x + 0.5x * x) = 160
(4x + 0.5x2) = 160

Solving
4x + 0.5x2 = 160

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-160 + 4x + 0.5x2 = 160 + -160

Combine like terms: 160 + -160 = 0
-160 + 4x + 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'.
-320 + 8x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '320' to each side of the equation.
-320 + 8x + 320 + x2 = 0 + 320

Reorder the terms:
-320 + 320 + 8x + x2 = 0 + 320

Combine like terms: -320 + 320 = 0
0 + 8x + x2 = 0 + 320
8x + x2 = 0 + 320

Combine like terms: 0 + 320 = 320
8x + x2 = 320

The x term is 8x.  Take half its coefficient (4).
Square it (16) and add it to both sides.

Add '16' to each side of the equation.
8x + 16 + x2 = 320 + 16

Reorder the terms:
16 + 8x + x2 = 320 + 16

Combine like terms: 320 + 16 = 336
16 + 8x + x2 = 336

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 4)(x + 4) = 336

Calculate the square root of the right side: 18.33030278

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 4) equal to 18.33030278 and -18.33030278.

Subproblem 1

x + 4 = 18.33030278 Simplifying x + 4 = 18.33030278 Reorder the terms: 4 + x = 18.33030278 Solving 4 + x = 18.33030278 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-4' to each side of the equation. 4 + -4 + x = 18.33030278 + -4 Combine like terms: 4 + -4 = 0 0 + x = 18.33030278 + -4 x = 18.33030278 + -4 Combine like terms: 18.33030278 + -4 = 14.33030278 x = 14.33030278 Simplifying x = 14.33030278

Subproblem 2

x + 4 = -18.33030278 Simplifying x + 4 = -18.33030278 Reorder the terms: 4 + x = -18.33030278 Solving 4 + x = -18.33030278 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-4' to each side of the equation. 4 + -4 + x = -18.33030278 + -4 Combine like terms: 4 + -4 = 0 0 + x = -18.33030278 + -4 x = -18.33030278 + -4 Combine like terms: -18.33030278 + -4 = -22.33030278 x = -22.33030278 Simplifying x = -22.33030278

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {14.33030278, -22.33030278}

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