x(x-4)=65

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Solution for x(x-4)=65 equation:


Simplifying
x(x + -4) = 65

Reorder the terms:
x(-4 + x) = 65
(-4 * x + x * x) = 65
(-4x + x2) = 65

Solving
-4x + x2 = 65

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-65 + -4x + x2 = 65 + -65

Combine like terms: 65 + -65 = 0
-65 + -4x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '65' to each side of the equation.
-65 + -4x + 65 + x2 = 0 + 65

Reorder the terms:
-65 + 65 + -4x + x2 = 0 + 65

Combine like terms: -65 + 65 = 0
0 + -4x + x2 = 0 + 65
-4x + x2 = 0 + 65

Combine like terms: 0 + 65 = 65
-4x + x2 = 65

The x term is -4x.  Take half its coefficient (-2).
Square it (4) and add it to both sides.

Add '4' to each side of the equation.
-4x + 4 + x2 = 65 + 4

Reorder the terms:
4 + -4x + x2 = 65 + 4

Combine like terms: 65 + 4 = 69
4 + -4x + x2 = 69

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -2)(x + -2) = 69

Calculate the square root of the right side: 8.306623863

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -2) equal to 8.306623863 and -8.306623863.

Subproblem 1

x + -2 = 8.306623863 Simplifying x + -2 = 8.306623863 Reorder the terms: -2 + x = 8.306623863 Solving -2 + x = 8.306623863 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '2' to each side of the equation. -2 + 2 + x = 8.306623863 + 2 Combine like terms: -2 + 2 = 0 0 + x = 8.306623863 + 2 x = 8.306623863 + 2 Combine like terms: 8.306623863 + 2 = 10.306623863 x = 10.306623863 Simplifying x = 10.306623863

Subproblem 2

x + -2 = -8.306623863 Simplifying x + -2 = -8.306623863 Reorder the terms: -2 + x = -8.306623863 Solving -2 + x = -8.306623863 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '2' to each side of the equation. -2 + 2 + x = -8.306623863 + 2 Combine like terms: -2 + 2 = 0 0 + x = -8.306623863 + 2 x = -8.306623863 + 2 Combine like terms: -8.306623863 + 2 = -6.306623863 x = -6.306623863 Simplifying x = -6.306623863

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {10.306623863, -6.306623863}

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