(2x+4)(x+2)=77

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Solution for (2x+4)(x+2)=77 equation:


Simplifying
(2x + 4)(x + 2) = 77

Reorder the terms:
(4 + 2x)(x + 2) = 77

Reorder the terms:
(4 + 2x)(2 + x) = 77

Multiply (4 + 2x) * (2 + x)
(4(2 + x) + 2x * (2 + x)) = 77
((2 * 4 + x * 4) + 2x * (2 + x)) = 77
((8 + 4x) + 2x * (2 + x)) = 77
(8 + 4x + (2 * 2x + x * 2x)) = 77
(8 + 4x + (4x + 2x2)) = 77

Combine like terms: 4x + 4x = 8x
(8 + 8x + 2x2) = 77

Solving
8 + 8x + 2x2 = 77

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
8 + -77 + 8x + 2x2 = 77 + -77

Combine like terms: 8 + -77 = -69
-69 + 8x + 2x2 = 77 + -77

Combine like terms: 77 + -77 = 0
-69 + 8x + 2x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
2 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '2'.
-34.5 + 4x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '34.5' to each side of the equation.
-34.5 + 4x + 34.5 + x2 = 0 + 34.5

Reorder the terms:
-34.5 + 34.5 + 4x + x2 = 0 + 34.5

Combine like terms: -34.5 + 34.5 = 0.0
0.0 + 4x + x2 = 0 + 34.5
4x + x2 = 0 + 34.5

Combine like terms: 0 + 34.5 = 34.5
4x + x2 = 34.5

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 = 34.5 + 4

Reorder the terms:
4 + 4x + x2 = 34.5 + 4

Combine like terms: 34.5 + 4 = 38.5
4 + 4x + x2 = 38.5

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 2)(x + 2) = 38.5

Calculate the square root of the right side: 6.204836823

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 2) equal to 6.204836823 and -6.204836823.

Subproblem 1

x + 2 = 6.204836823 Simplifying x + 2 = 6.204836823 Reorder the terms: 2 + x = 6.204836823 Solving 2 + x = 6.204836823 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 = 6.204836823 + -2 Combine like terms: 2 + -2 = 0 0 + x = 6.204836823 + -2 x = 6.204836823 + -2 Combine like terms: 6.204836823 + -2 = 4.204836823 x = 4.204836823 Simplifying x = 4.204836823

Subproblem 2

x + 2 = -6.204836823 Simplifying x + 2 = -6.204836823 Reorder the terms: 2 + x = -6.204836823 Solving 2 + x = -6.204836823 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 = -6.204836823 + -2 Combine like terms: 2 + -2 = 0 0 + x = -6.204836823 + -2 x = -6.204836823 + -2 Combine like terms: -6.204836823 + -2 = -8.204836823 x = -8.204836823 Simplifying x = -8.204836823

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {4.204836823, -8.204836823}

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