10=x^2-17x

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Solution for 10=x^2-17x equation:


Simplifying
10 = x2 + -17x

Reorder the terms:
10 = -17x + x2

Solving
10 = -17x + x2

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
10 + 17x + -1x2 = -17x + 17x + x2 + -1x2

Combine like terms: -17x + 17x = 0
10 + 17x + -1x2 = 0 + x2 + -1x2
10 + 17x + -1x2 = x2 + -1x2

Combine like terms: x2 + -1x2 = 0
10 + 17x + -1x2 = 0

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

Divide each side by '-1'.
-10 + -17x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '10' to each side of the equation.
-10 + -17x + 10 + x2 = 0 + 10

Reorder the terms:
-10 + 10 + -17x + x2 = 0 + 10

Combine like terms: -10 + 10 = 0
0 + -17x + x2 = 0 + 10
-17x + x2 = 0 + 10

Combine like terms: 0 + 10 = 10
-17x + x2 = 10

The x term is -17x.  Take half its coefficient (-8.5).
Square it (72.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '72.25' to each side of the equation.
-17x + 72.25 + x2 = 10 + 72.25

Reorder the terms:
72.25 + -17x + x2 = 10 + 72.25

Combine like terms: 10 + 72.25 = 82.25
72.25 + -17x + x2 = 82.25

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -8.5)(x + -8.5) = 82.25

Calculate the square root of the right side: 9.069178574

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -8.5) equal to 9.069178574 and -9.069178574.

Subproblem 1

x + -8.5 = 9.069178574 Simplifying x + -8.5 = 9.069178574 Reorder the terms: -8.5 + x = 9.069178574 Solving -8.5 + x = 9.069178574 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '8.5' to each side of the equation. -8.5 + 8.5 + x = 9.069178574 + 8.5 Combine like terms: -8.5 + 8.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 9.069178574 + 8.5 x = 9.069178574 + 8.5 Combine like terms: 9.069178574 + 8.5 = 17.569178574 x = 17.569178574 Simplifying x = 17.569178574

Subproblem 2

x + -8.5 = -9.069178574 Simplifying x + -8.5 = -9.069178574 Reorder the terms: -8.5 + x = -9.069178574 Solving -8.5 + x = -9.069178574 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '8.5' to each side of the equation. -8.5 + 8.5 + x = -9.069178574 + 8.5 Combine like terms: -8.5 + 8.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -9.069178574 + 8.5 x = -9.069178574 + 8.5 Combine like terms: -9.069178574 + 8.5 = -0.569178574 x = -0.569178574 Simplifying x = -0.569178574

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {17.569178574, -0.569178574}

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