x(x-6)=173

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Solution for x(x-6)=173 equation:


Simplifying
x(x + -6) = 173

Reorder the terms:
x(-6 + x) = 173
(-6 * x + x * x) = 173
(-6x + x2) = 173

Solving
-6x + x2 = 173

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-173 + -6x + x2 = 173 + -173

Combine like terms: 173 + -173 = 0
-173 + -6x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '173' to each side of the equation.
-173 + -6x + 173 + x2 = 0 + 173

Reorder the terms:
-173 + 173 + -6x + x2 = 0 + 173

Combine like terms: -173 + 173 = 0
0 + -6x + x2 = 0 + 173
-6x + x2 = 0 + 173

Combine like terms: 0 + 173 = 173
-6x + x2 = 173

The x term is -6x.  Take half its coefficient (-3).
Square it (9) and add it to both sides.

Add '9' to each side of the equation.
-6x + 9 + x2 = 173 + 9

Reorder the terms:
9 + -6x + x2 = 173 + 9

Combine like terms: 173 + 9 = 182
9 + -6x + x2 = 182

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -3)(x + -3) = 182

Calculate the square root of the right side: 13.490737563

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -3) equal to 13.490737563 and -13.490737563.

Subproblem 1

x + -3 = 13.490737563 Simplifying x + -3 = 13.490737563 Reorder the terms: -3 + x = 13.490737563 Solving -3 + x = 13.490737563 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '3' to each side of the equation. -3 + 3 + x = 13.490737563 + 3 Combine like terms: -3 + 3 = 0 0 + x = 13.490737563 + 3 x = 13.490737563 + 3 Combine like terms: 13.490737563 + 3 = 16.490737563 x = 16.490737563 Simplifying x = 16.490737563

Subproblem 2

x + -3 = -13.490737563 Simplifying x + -3 = -13.490737563 Reorder the terms: -3 + x = -13.490737563 Solving -3 + x = -13.490737563 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '3' to each side of the equation. -3 + 3 + x = -13.490737563 + 3 Combine like terms: -3 + 3 = 0 0 + x = -13.490737563 + 3 x = -13.490737563 + 3 Combine like terms: -13.490737563 + 3 = -10.490737563 x = -10.490737563 Simplifying x = -10.490737563

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {16.490737563, -10.490737563}

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