0=x^2+48x-144

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Solution for 0=x^2+48x-144 equation:


Simplifying
0 = x2 + 48x + -144

Reorder the terms:
0 = -144 + 48x + x2

Solving
0 = -144 + 48x + x2

Solving for variable 'x'.

Combine like terms: 0 + 144 = 144
144 + -48x + -1x2 = -144 + 48x + x2 + 144 + -48x + -1x2

Reorder the terms:
144 + -48x + -1x2 = -144 + 144 + 48x + -48x + x2 + -1x2

Combine like terms: -144 + 144 = 0
144 + -48x + -1x2 = 0 + 48x + -48x + x2 + -1x2
144 + -48x + -1x2 = 48x + -48x + x2 + -1x2

Combine like terms: 48x + -48x = 0
144 + -48x + -1x2 = 0 + x2 + -1x2
144 + -48x + -1x2 = x2 + -1x2

Combine like terms: x2 + -1x2 = 0
144 + -48x + -1x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '-1'.
-144 + 48x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '144' to each side of the equation.
-144 + 48x + 144 + x2 = 0 + 144

Reorder the terms:
-144 + 144 + 48x + x2 = 0 + 144

Combine like terms: -144 + 144 = 0
0 + 48x + x2 = 0 + 144
48x + x2 = 0 + 144

Combine like terms: 0 + 144 = 144
48x + x2 = 144

The x term is 48x.  Take half its coefficient (24).
Square it (576) and add it to both sides.

Add '576' to each side of the equation.
48x + 576 + x2 = 144 + 576

Reorder the terms:
576 + 48x + x2 = 144 + 576

Combine like terms: 144 + 576 = 720
576 + 48x + x2 = 720

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 24)(x + 24) = 720

Calculate the square root of the right side: 26.83281573

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 24) equal to 26.83281573 and -26.83281573.

Subproblem 1

x + 24 = 26.83281573 Simplifying x + 24 = 26.83281573 Reorder the terms: 24 + x = 26.83281573 Solving 24 + x = 26.83281573 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-24' to each side of the equation. 24 + -24 + x = 26.83281573 + -24 Combine like terms: 24 + -24 = 0 0 + x = 26.83281573 + -24 x = 26.83281573 + -24 Combine like terms: 26.83281573 + -24 = 2.83281573 x = 2.83281573 Simplifying x = 2.83281573

Subproblem 2

x + 24 = -26.83281573 Simplifying x + 24 = -26.83281573 Reorder the terms: 24 + x = -26.83281573 Solving 24 + x = -26.83281573 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-24' to each side of the equation. 24 + -24 + x = -26.83281573 + -24 Combine like terms: 24 + -24 = 0 0 + x = -26.83281573 + -24 x = -26.83281573 + -24 Combine like terms: -26.83281573 + -24 = -50.83281573 x = -50.83281573 Simplifying x = -50.83281573

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {2.83281573, -50.83281573}

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