0=y^2-34y+144

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Solution for 0=y^2-34y+144 equation:


Simplifying
0 = y2 + -34y + 144

Reorder the terms:
0 = 144 + -34y + y2

Solving
0 = 144 + -34y + y2

Solving for variable 'y'.

Combine like terms: 0 + -144 = -144
-144 + 34y + -1y2 = 144 + -34y + y2 + -144 + 34y + -1y2

Reorder the terms:
-144 + 34y + -1y2 = 144 + -144 + -34y + 34y + y2 + -1y2

Combine like terms: 144 + -144 = 0
-144 + 34y + -1y2 = 0 + -34y + 34y + y2 + -1y2
-144 + 34y + -1y2 = -34y + 34y + y2 + -1y2

Combine like terms: -34y + 34y = 0
-144 + 34y + -1y2 = 0 + y2 + -1y2
-144 + 34y + -1y2 = y2 + -1y2

Combine like terms: y2 + -1y2 = 0
-144 + 34y + -1y2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '-1'.
144 + -34y + y2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-144' to each side of the equation.
144 + -34y + -144 + y2 = 0 + -144

Reorder the terms:
144 + -144 + -34y + y2 = 0 + -144

Combine like terms: 144 + -144 = 0
0 + -34y + y2 = 0 + -144
-34y + y2 = 0 + -144

Combine like terms: 0 + -144 = -144
-34y + y2 = -144

The y term is -34y.  Take half its coefficient (-17).
Square it (289) and add it to both sides.

Add '289' to each side of the equation.
-34y + 289 + y2 = -144 + 289

Reorder the terms:
289 + -34y + y2 = -144 + 289

Combine like terms: -144 + 289 = 145
289 + -34y + y2 = 145

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(y + -17)(y + -17) = 145

Calculate the square root of the right side: 12.041594579

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(y + -17) equal to 12.041594579 and -12.041594579.

Subproblem 1

y + -17 = 12.041594579 Simplifying y + -17 = 12.041594579 Reorder the terms: -17 + y = 12.041594579 Solving -17 + y = 12.041594579 Solving for variable 'y'. Move all terms containing y to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '17' to each side of the equation. -17 + 17 + y = 12.041594579 + 17 Combine like terms: -17 + 17 = 0 0 + y = 12.041594579 + 17 y = 12.041594579 + 17 Combine like terms: 12.041594579 + 17 = 29.041594579 y = 29.041594579 Simplifying y = 29.041594579

Subproblem 2

y + -17 = -12.041594579 Simplifying y + -17 = -12.041594579 Reorder the terms: -17 + y = -12.041594579 Solving -17 + y = -12.041594579 Solving for variable 'y'. Move all terms containing y to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '17' to each side of the equation. -17 + 17 + y = -12.041594579 + 17 Combine like terms: -17 + 17 = 0 0 + y = -12.041594579 + 17 y = -12.041594579 + 17 Combine like terms: -12.041594579 + 17 = 4.958405421 y = 4.958405421 Simplifying y = 4.958405421

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. y = {29.041594579, 4.958405421}

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