x(x+2)=782

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Solution for x(x+2)=782 equation:


Simplifying
x(x + 2) = 782

Reorder the terms:
x(2 + x) = 782
(2 * x + x * x) = 782
(2x + x2) = 782

Solving
2x + x2 = 782

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-782 + 2x + x2 = 782 + -782

Combine like terms: 782 + -782 = 0
-782 + 2x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '782' to each side of the equation.
-782 + 2x + 782 + x2 = 0 + 782

Reorder the terms:
-782 + 782 + 2x + x2 = 0 + 782

Combine like terms: -782 + 782 = 0
0 + 2x + x2 = 0 + 782
2x + x2 = 0 + 782

Combine like terms: 0 + 782 = 782
2x + x2 = 782

The x term is 2x.  Take half its coefficient (1).
Square it (1) and add it to both sides.

Add '1' to each side of the equation.
2x + 1 + x2 = 782 + 1

Reorder the terms:
1 + 2x + x2 = 782 + 1

Combine like terms: 782 + 1 = 783
1 + 2x + x2 = 783

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 1)(x + 1) = 783

Calculate the square root of the right side: 27.982137159

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 1) equal to 27.982137159 and -27.982137159.

Subproblem 1

x + 1 = 27.982137159 Simplifying x + 1 = 27.982137159 Reorder the terms: 1 + x = 27.982137159 Solving 1 + x = 27.982137159 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-1' to each side of the equation. 1 + -1 + x = 27.982137159 + -1 Combine like terms: 1 + -1 = 0 0 + x = 27.982137159 + -1 x = 27.982137159 + -1 Combine like terms: 27.982137159 + -1 = 26.982137159 x = 26.982137159 Simplifying x = 26.982137159

Subproblem 2

x + 1 = -27.982137159 Simplifying x + 1 = -27.982137159 Reorder the terms: 1 + x = -27.982137159 Solving 1 + x = -27.982137159 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-1' to each side of the equation. 1 + -1 + x = -27.982137159 + -1 Combine like terms: 1 + -1 = 0 0 + x = -27.982137159 + -1 x = -27.982137159 + -1 Combine like terms: -27.982137159 + -1 = -28.982137159 x = -28.982137159 Simplifying x = -28.982137159

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {26.982137159, -28.982137159}

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