x(x-2)=7200

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Solution for x(x-2)=7200 equation:


Simplifying
x(x + -2) = 7200

Reorder the terms:
x(-2 + x) = 7200
(-2 * x + x * x) = 7200
(-2x + x2) = 7200

Solving
-2x + x2 = 7200

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-7200 + -2x + x2 = 7200 + -7200

Combine like terms: 7200 + -7200 = 0
-7200 + -2x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '7200' to each side of the equation.
-7200 + -2x + 7200 + x2 = 0 + 7200

Reorder the terms:
-7200 + 7200 + -2x + x2 = 0 + 7200

Combine like terms: -7200 + 7200 = 0
0 + -2x + x2 = 0 + 7200
-2x + x2 = 0 + 7200

Combine like terms: 0 + 7200 = 7200
-2x + x2 = 7200

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 = 7200 + 1

Reorder the terms:
1 + -2x + x2 = 7200 + 1

Combine like terms: 7200 + 1 = 7201
1 + -2x + x2 = 7201

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -1)(x + -1) = 7201

Calculate the square root of the right side: 84.858706094

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -1) equal to 84.858706094 and -84.858706094.

Subproblem 1

x + -1 = 84.858706094 Simplifying x + -1 = 84.858706094 Reorder the terms: -1 + x = 84.858706094 Solving -1 + x = 84.858706094 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 = 84.858706094 + 1 Combine like terms: -1 + 1 = 0 0 + x = 84.858706094 + 1 x = 84.858706094 + 1 Combine like terms: 84.858706094 + 1 = 85.858706094 x = 85.858706094 Simplifying x = 85.858706094

Subproblem 2

x + -1 = -84.858706094 Simplifying x + -1 = -84.858706094 Reorder the terms: -1 + x = -84.858706094 Solving -1 + x = -84.858706094 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 = -84.858706094 + 1 Combine like terms: -1 + 1 = 0 0 + x = -84.858706094 + 1 x = -84.858706094 + 1 Combine like terms: -84.858706094 + 1 = -83.858706094 x = -83.858706094 Simplifying x = -83.858706094

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {85.858706094, -83.858706094}

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