0=x^2-42x+336

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Solution for 0=x^2-42x+336 equation:


Simplifying
0 = x2 + -42x + 336

Reorder the terms:
0 = 336 + -42x + x2

Solving
0 = 336 + -42x + x2

Solving for variable 'x'.

Combine like terms: 0 + -336 = -336
-336 + 42x + -1x2 = 336 + -42x + x2 + -336 + 42x + -1x2

Reorder the terms:
-336 + 42x + -1x2 = 336 + -336 + -42x + 42x + x2 + -1x2

Combine like terms: 336 + -336 = 0
-336 + 42x + -1x2 = 0 + -42x + 42x + x2 + -1x2
-336 + 42x + -1x2 = -42x + 42x + x2 + -1x2

Combine like terms: -42x + 42x = 0
-336 + 42x + -1x2 = 0 + x2 + -1x2
-336 + 42x + -1x2 = x2 + -1x2

Combine like terms: x2 + -1x2 = 0
-336 + 42x + -1x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '-1'.
336 + -42x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-336' to each side of the equation.
336 + -42x + -336 + x2 = 0 + -336

Reorder the terms:
336 + -336 + -42x + x2 = 0 + -336

Combine like terms: 336 + -336 = 0
0 + -42x + x2 = 0 + -336
-42x + x2 = 0 + -336

Combine like terms: 0 + -336 = -336
-42x + x2 = -336

The x term is -42x.  Take half its coefficient (-21).
Square it (441) and add it to both sides.

Add '441' to each side of the equation.
-42x + 441 + x2 = -336 + 441

Reorder the terms:
441 + -42x + x2 = -336 + 441

Combine like terms: -336 + 441 = 105
441 + -42x + x2 = 105

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -21)(x + -21) = 105

Calculate the square root of the right side: 10.246950766

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -21) equal to 10.246950766 and -10.246950766.

Subproblem 1

x + -21 = 10.246950766 Simplifying x + -21 = 10.246950766 Reorder the terms: -21 + x = 10.246950766 Solving -21 + x = 10.246950766 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '21' to each side of the equation. -21 + 21 + x = 10.246950766 + 21 Combine like terms: -21 + 21 = 0 0 + x = 10.246950766 + 21 x = 10.246950766 + 21 Combine like terms: 10.246950766 + 21 = 31.246950766 x = 31.246950766 Simplifying x = 31.246950766

Subproblem 2

x + -21 = -10.246950766 Simplifying x + -21 = -10.246950766 Reorder the terms: -21 + x = -10.246950766 Solving -21 + x = -10.246950766 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '21' to each side of the equation. -21 + 21 + x = -10.246950766 + 21 Combine like terms: -21 + 21 = 0 0 + x = -10.246950766 + 21 x = -10.246950766 + 21 Combine like terms: -10.246950766 + 21 = 10.753049234 x = 10.753049234 Simplifying x = 10.753049234

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {31.246950766, 10.753049234}

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