x(x+1)=74

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Solution for x(x+1)=74 equation:


Simplifying
x(x + 1) = 74

Reorder the terms:
x(1 + x) = 74
(1 * x + x * x) = 74
(1x + x2) = 74

Solving
1x + x2 = 74

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-74 + 1x + x2 = 74 + -74

Combine like terms: 74 + -74 = 0
-74 + 1x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '74' to each side of the equation.
-74 + 1x + 74 + x2 = 0 + 74

Reorder the terms:
-74 + 74 + 1x + x2 = 0 + 74

Combine like terms: -74 + 74 = 0
0 + 1x + x2 = 0 + 74
1x + x2 = 0 + 74

Combine like terms: 0 + 74 = 74
1x + x2 = 74

The x term is 1x.  Take half its coefficient (0.5).
Square it (0.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.25' to each side of the equation.
x + 0.25 + x2 = 74 + 0.25

Reorder the terms:
0.25 + x + x2 = 74 + 0.25

Combine like terms: 74 + 0.25 = 74.25
0.25 + x + x2 = 74.25

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.5)(x + 0.5) = 74.25

Calculate the square root of the right side: 8.61684397

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.5) equal to 8.61684397 and -8.61684397.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.5 = 8.61684397 Simplifying x + 0.5 = 8.61684397 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + x = 8.61684397 Solving 0.5 + x = 8.61684397 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.5' to each side of the equation. 0.5 + -0.5 + x = 8.61684397 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 8.61684397 + -0.5 x = 8.61684397 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 8.61684397 + -0.5 = 8.11684397 x = 8.11684397 Simplifying x = 8.11684397

Subproblem 2

x + 0.5 = -8.61684397 Simplifying x + 0.5 = -8.61684397 Reorder the terms: 0.5 + x = -8.61684397 Solving 0.5 + x = -8.61684397 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.5' to each side of the equation. 0.5 + -0.5 + x = -8.61684397 + -0.5 Combine like terms: 0.5 + -0.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -8.61684397 + -0.5 x = -8.61684397 + -0.5 Combine like terms: -8.61684397 + -0.5 = -9.11684397 x = -9.11684397 Simplifying x = -9.11684397

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {8.11684397, -9.11684397}

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