177=x(2x-4)

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Solution for 177=x(2x-4) equation:


Simplifying
177 = x(2x + -4)

Reorder the terms:
177 = x(-4 + 2x)
177 = (-4 * x + 2x * x)
177 = (-4x + 2x2)

Solving
177 = -4x + 2x2

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
177 + 4x + -2x2 = -4x + 4x + 2x2 + -2x2

Combine like terms: -4x + 4x = 0
177 + 4x + -2x2 = 0 + 2x2 + -2x2
177 + 4x + -2x2 = 2x2 + -2x2

Combine like terms: 2x2 + -2x2 = 0
177 + 4x + -2x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
-2 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '-2'.
-88.5 + -2x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '88.5' to each side of the equation.
-88.5 + -2x + 88.5 + x2 = 0 + 88.5

Reorder the terms:
-88.5 + 88.5 + -2x + x2 = 0 + 88.5

Combine like terms: -88.5 + 88.5 = 0.0
0.0 + -2x + x2 = 0 + 88.5
-2x + x2 = 0 + 88.5

Combine like terms: 0 + 88.5 = 88.5
-2x + x2 = 88.5

The x term is -2x.  Take half its coefficient (-1).
Square it (1) and add it to both sides.

Add '1' to each side of the equation.
-2x + 1 + x2 = 88.5 + 1

Reorder the terms:
1 + -2x + x2 = 88.5 + 1

Combine like terms: 88.5 + 1 = 89.5
1 + -2x + x2 = 89.5

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -1)(x + -1) = 89.5

Calculate the square root of the right side: 9.460443964

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -1) equal to 9.460443964 and -9.460443964.

Subproblem 1

x + -1 = 9.460443964 Simplifying x + -1 = 9.460443964 Reorder the terms: -1 + x = 9.460443964 Solving -1 + x = 9.460443964 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1' to each side of the equation. -1 + 1 + x = 9.460443964 + 1 Combine like terms: -1 + 1 = 0 0 + x = 9.460443964 + 1 x = 9.460443964 + 1 Combine like terms: 9.460443964 + 1 = 10.460443964 x = 10.460443964 Simplifying x = 10.460443964

Subproblem 2

x + -1 = -9.460443964 Simplifying x + -1 = -9.460443964 Reorder the terms: -1 + x = -9.460443964 Solving -1 + x = -9.460443964 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '1' to each side of the equation. -1 + 1 + x = -9.460443964 + 1 Combine like terms: -1 + 1 = 0 0 + x = -9.460443964 + 1 x = -9.460443964 + 1 Combine like terms: -9.460443964 + 1 = -8.460443964 x = -8.460443964 Simplifying x = -8.460443964

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {10.460443964, -8.460443964}

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