x(x-26)=-126

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Solution for x(x-26)=-126 equation:


Simplifying
x(x + -26) = -126

Reorder the terms:
x(-26 + x) = -126
(-26 * x + x * x) = -126
(-26x + x2) = -126

Solving
-26x + x2 = -126

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
126 + -26x + x2 = -126 + 126

Combine like terms: -126 + 126 = 0
126 + -26x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-126' to each side of the equation.
126 + -26x + -126 + x2 = 0 + -126

Reorder the terms:
126 + -126 + -26x + x2 = 0 + -126

Combine like terms: 126 + -126 = 0
0 + -26x + x2 = 0 + -126
-26x + x2 = 0 + -126

Combine like terms: 0 + -126 = -126
-26x + x2 = -126

The x term is -26x.  Take half its coefficient (-13).
Square it (169) and add it to both sides.

Add '169' to each side of the equation.
-26x + 169 + x2 = -126 + 169

Reorder the terms:
169 + -26x + x2 = -126 + 169

Combine like terms: -126 + 169 = 43
169 + -26x + x2 = 43

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -13)(x + -13) = 43

Calculate the square root of the right side: 6.557438524

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -13) equal to 6.557438524 and -6.557438524.

Subproblem 1

x + -13 = 6.557438524 Simplifying x + -13 = 6.557438524 Reorder the terms: -13 + x = 6.557438524 Solving -13 + x = 6.557438524 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '13' to each side of the equation. -13 + 13 + x = 6.557438524 + 13 Combine like terms: -13 + 13 = 0 0 + x = 6.557438524 + 13 x = 6.557438524 + 13 Combine like terms: 6.557438524 + 13 = 19.557438524 x = 19.557438524 Simplifying x = 19.557438524

Subproblem 2

x + -13 = -6.557438524 Simplifying x + -13 = -6.557438524 Reorder the terms: -13 + x = -6.557438524 Solving -13 + x = -6.557438524 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '13' to each side of the equation. -13 + 13 + x = -6.557438524 + 13 Combine like terms: -13 + 13 = 0 0 + x = -6.557438524 + 13 x = -6.557438524 + 13 Combine like terms: -6.557438524 + 13 = 6.442561476 x = 6.442561476 Simplifying x = 6.442561476

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {19.557438524, 6.442561476}

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