x*(x-2)=506

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Solution for x*(x-2)=506 equation:


Simplifying
x(x + -2) = 506

Reorder the terms:
x(-2 + x) = 506
(-2 * x + x * x) = 506
(-2x + x2) = 506

Solving
-2x + x2 = 506

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-506 + -2x + x2 = 506 + -506

Combine like terms: 506 + -506 = 0
-506 + -2x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '506' to each side of the equation.
-506 + -2x + 506 + x2 = 0 + 506

Reorder the terms:
-506 + 506 + -2x + x2 = 0 + 506

Combine like terms: -506 + 506 = 0
0 + -2x + x2 = 0 + 506
-2x + x2 = 0 + 506

Combine like terms: 0 + 506 = 506
-2x + x2 = 506

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 = 506 + 1

Reorder the terms:
1 + -2x + x2 = 506 + 1

Combine like terms: 506 + 1 = 507
1 + -2x + x2 = 507

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -1)(x + -1) = 507

Calculate the square root of the right side: 22.516660498

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -1) equal to 22.516660498 and -22.516660498.

Subproblem 1

x + -1 = 22.516660498 Simplifying x + -1 = 22.516660498 Reorder the terms: -1 + x = 22.516660498 Solving -1 + x = 22.516660498 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 = 22.516660498 + 1 Combine like terms: -1 + 1 = 0 0 + x = 22.516660498 + 1 x = 22.516660498 + 1 Combine like terms: 22.516660498 + 1 = 23.516660498 x = 23.516660498 Simplifying x = 23.516660498

Subproblem 2

x + -1 = -22.516660498 Simplifying x + -1 = -22.516660498 Reorder the terms: -1 + x = -22.516660498 Solving -1 + x = -22.516660498 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 = -22.516660498 + 1 Combine like terms: -1 + 1 = 0 0 + x = -22.516660498 + 1 x = -22.516660498 + 1 Combine like terms: -22.516660498 + 1 = -21.516660498 x = -21.516660498 Simplifying x = -21.516660498

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {23.516660498, -21.516660498}

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