0=b^2-24b+4

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Solution for 0=b^2-24b+4 equation:


Simplifying
0 = b2 + -24b + 4

Reorder the terms:
0 = 4 + -24b + b2

Solving
0 = 4 + -24b + b2

Solving for variable 'b'.

Combine like terms: 0 + -4 = -4
-4 + 24b + -1b2 = 4 + -24b + b2 + -4 + 24b + -1b2

Reorder the terms:
-4 + 24b + -1b2 = 4 + -4 + -24b + 24b + b2 + -1b2

Combine like terms: 4 + -4 = 0
-4 + 24b + -1b2 = 0 + -24b + 24b + b2 + -1b2
-4 + 24b + -1b2 = -24b + 24b + b2 + -1b2

Combine like terms: -24b + 24b = 0
-4 + 24b + -1b2 = 0 + b2 + -1b2
-4 + 24b + -1b2 = b2 + -1b2

Combine like terms: b2 + -1b2 = 0
-4 + 24b + -1b2 = 0

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
-1 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '-1'.
4 + -24b + b2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-4' to each side of the equation.
4 + -24b + -4 + b2 = 0 + -4

Reorder the terms:
4 + -4 + -24b + b2 = 0 + -4

Combine like terms: 4 + -4 = 0
0 + -24b + b2 = 0 + -4
-24b + b2 = 0 + -4

Combine like terms: 0 + -4 = -4
-24b + b2 = -4

The b term is -24b.  Take half its coefficient (-12).
Square it (144) and add it to both sides.

Add '144' to each side of the equation.
-24b + 144 + b2 = -4 + 144

Reorder the terms:
144 + -24b + b2 = -4 + 144

Combine like terms: -4 + 144 = 140
144 + -24b + b2 = 140

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(b + -12)(b + -12) = 140

Calculate the square root of the right side: 11.832159566

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(b + -12) equal to 11.832159566 and -11.832159566.

Subproblem 1

b + -12 = 11.832159566 Simplifying b + -12 = 11.832159566 Reorder the terms: -12 + b = 11.832159566 Solving -12 + b = 11.832159566 Solving for variable 'b'. Move all terms containing b to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '12' to each side of the equation. -12 + 12 + b = 11.832159566 + 12 Combine like terms: -12 + 12 = 0 0 + b = 11.832159566 + 12 b = 11.832159566 + 12 Combine like terms: 11.832159566 + 12 = 23.832159566 b = 23.832159566 Simplifying b = 23.832159566

Subproblem 2

b + -12 = -11.832159566 Simplifying b + -12 = -11.832159566 Reorder the terms: -12 + b = -11.832159566 Solving -12 + b = -11.832159566 Solving for variable 'b'. Move all terms containing b to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '12' to each side of the equation. -12 + 12 + b = -11.832159566 + 12 Combine like terms: -12 + 12 = 0 0 + b = -11.832159566 + 12 b = -11.832159566 + 12 Combine like terms: -11.832159566 + 12 = 0.167840434 b = 0.167840434 Simplifying b = 0.167840434

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. b = {23.832159566, 0.167840434}

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